“I want a wife who will keep my clothes clean, ironed, mended, replaced when need be, and who will see to it that my personal things are kept in their proper place so that I can find what I need the minute I need it.” (para. 4). Most of the essay shows how husbands are demanding when it comes to taking care of the family. The writer is trying to get a point across that wives are expected to a whole lot of things perfectly but are not giving the due appreciation. The writer makes her readers aware that she knows what she is talking about in the early parts of the essay because she has experienced it herself.
The only things women were “good for” was taking care of their children and husband. Women has many obligations and very few choices, it was a women’s obligation to take care of her family as well as, clean, cook, sew, knit, and basically do anything and everything her husband asked or demanded. Women were more salves than actual wives. They were owned by men, whether it was her father, brothers, cousins, and/or husbands, they were viewed more as property than actual humans. Girls had to learn this life style at a very early age, if their mothers were busy gathering food; the daughter was to maintain the household.
There is even a brief nod to equity theory in this. Some of her peers are also parents but have chosen to hire nannies and continue to work full time. This gives them the advantage at work and creates feelings of inequity in Anna. Drive to Bond: Anna needs to develop the special bond of mother and daughter. Anna also wants to nurture the relationships she worked hard to create with her employer, co-workers and church group.
As Alice had to grow up basically looking after her self and her younger siblings she learned that even if you do not have support you still need to follow your dreams and live you life. This is a large aspect to how Alice discovered herself. Alice's parents get extremely angry at her and blame her completely for the accident. This circumstance is a critical one on Alice's journey to self-discovery. Alice learns how protective and careful she has to be while looking after her brothers and sisters.
‘I’m not hungry and I don’t want it wasted.’” (Pg. 16) She also helped her neighbor, Weaver’s mama, to look after Emmie the widowed mother as well. “I packed Tommy and Jenny off to school, hoping that by the time I got to the Hubbards’, Weaver’s mamma would already be there. She was better at getting Emmie out from under the bed than I was.” (Pg. 18) Jennifer Donnelly is showing that no matter how unpleasant the task may be that neighbors look after each
(3) A man was in constant control of a woman and she had to be dresses nicely, keep a clean and orderly home, and teachthe children, upholding finances as well as being there emotionally and physically. It wasn’t easy for a woman to live with no sort of control over her life, that of her offspring or how she felt, the turn of the century must have been an enlightened adjustment. (3) Women Past Lived Page 4 marriedyoung usually to some other family that had some sort of political status or looked good for her family. The girls on the cheap side of town were usually not married until their twenties for they where need to help out with the farm land and around the house. Women could not own Women Past Lived Page 5 Female’sslaves remained slaves forever and never had real security.
The movement helped bring about major changes in the lives for women as a whole, and also in everyday life of others in the United States. Before the women begin to act out about the treatment they received for society, their expected roles was to sit home, bear children, clean the house, clean the clothes and cook. Tired, stressed and frustrated women had many demands that the societal expectations of them change, from being servile house-bound creatures expected to save themselves for one man in marriage, after and during this movement women were able to get professional and blue-collar jobs that were available only for men. Women were treated as though they were second class citizens and not as an equal to man. It put the demands for women’s equality, religion, sports, marriage and child bearing on a higher scale.
American History Since 1865 Patricia Russell HIS 204 July 2, 2012 Andrew Cramer Has anyone ever seen a help wanted ad for a housewife? Probably not, as the very term brings about negative images of cooking, cleaning, bearing children, and catering to the whim of a man. Women of the past were raised believing the only way to fulfillment was marriage, kids and a successful husband and often tied their own self-worth to the success of the marriage. While women have fought long and hard to gain equality and great strides have been made as with any right begrudgingly obtained we must remain ever vigilant lest we find ourselves relegated back to women’s work. The first step towards having a voice or say in the future was the ratification
She also brings up throughout the writing how she and her friends discussed entering a relationship or marriage with belief of co-parenting was attainable. She discusses equality in the household and how it takes both to obtain it but there are sides that will be out weighing the other. Hope brings up the fact of how when she was a child her mother would stay at home full time and maintain the house while her father was always out working to provide for the family and that she rarely saw him. She compared that to her marriage currently and they see how women are offered all the same opportunities now so that should help to create co-parenting, where parents work and both parents try to help take care of the household . She realizes that it isn't as easy as it sounds Hope brings up the miscommunications between the two of them.
Trilogy of 1940’s Women Brittanie Glover Baker College of Clinton Township Trilogy of 1940’s Women During the 1940’s women's roles and expectations in society were changing rapidly. Women had very little say in society and were stereotyped as stay home, baby makers, and to be a good home maker and wife. The 40's were different, life for women was expanding, the men were at war and someone had to step up and take their place. Not only did the women have to take care of home, they now had to take care of the finances while still looking awesome. Women in the 40’s began entering to workforce, working in factories, labored jobs and became the attention of society in the entertainment industry, some even started to join or volunteer in