Abigail Adams was one of the first women to question male superiority and the importance of laws for women which ultimately led to establishment of Women’s Rights. For women in America life in the early 18th century was associated with domestic activities. They were required to take care of household and raise the children while men were expected to support family with food and other common needs in order to survive. Even women who belonged to the upper class and had maids to help around the house were still expected to stay at home and be by the side of their husbands when necessary. Marriages were usually based on economic partnership and cultural believes.
However they face the challenge and constant pressure to perform in all areas of their life whilst balancing domestic and corporate lives. This gives rise to the issue of being drained and burned out. Although women in the developed world have been blessed with more equal opportunities after generations of unfair inferiority, the pressure put on a society's women to be perfect at whatever they are expected to do is huge. Even with the enormous developments that have been made over decades, women must still constantly fight for the right to create their own identities, no matter where they're from or what they believe in. They strive to be like their precedents and in the bargain lose their self-identity.
In the late 19th century, Russia began its process of industrialization following its defeat at the hands of Western nations in the Crimean War. Russia's Industrial Revolution was further helped along by its growing population and an increasing labor force. As the industrial process continued, it gave new job opportunities such as: in mining, factory work, and railroad construction. This influx of jobs was taken by an influx of people, where it came from the country to work in the cities as cheap laborers, taking up dangerous and low-paying jobs. In spite of all these changing times and circumstances, the tension between the upper and lower classes remained tenser than ever before, building up under the fabric of society.
The Emergence of Women- women were needed to fill many traditionally male jobs and roles. Women had more opportunities open up because of the demands of war. This helped them start working in facilities for war production and became a major part of the workforce. 2. The Emergence of the Global Economic and Financial System- After the war, an economic and financial systems became rules-based and market-oriented.
According to Marx, a capitalist society will eventually be replaced by communism, a classless society. In a communist society there is no private property and everyone is equal. The guiding principle that everyone will live by is "from each according to his ability, to each according to his needs." This form of government may sound fair, but when it is put into use it does not work as well as it appears. Most of the problems with communism arise from the second part of the guiding principle, "to each according to his needs."
Housework was a very important task and women were supposed to take great joy in it. Upper and middle class girls were taught from a young age the skills they would need in order to keep a happy, healthy, peaceful home. While the outside world and working force were definitively male, the home was considered to be a feminine place. The outside world was evil and full of sin and wrongdoing, but the home was a moral haven (MacKethan). Husbands went to work in the corrupt world of industry, so they were meant to come home, decompress, and once again become attuned with their compassionate side.
Just the Way We Are Everyone thought that there are similar differences between males and females. Both genders are different through their social, emotional and intellectual qualities. Gender roles influence women and men in virtually every area of life including family and occupation, but are women and men subject to different roles or behavior expectations? Gender role by definition is,” the public image of being male or female that a person presents to others.” (Dictionary.com). In early American culture it was common for a women’s job to be an obedient housewife in clear contrast to the male’s duty to be a job holder.
Nygeria Pannell English Literature I Mr. Douglas Lewis 26 July 2014 The Comparisons of Women Women have always been looked at in English society during the middle ages, to “know their place,” when it came to men, being that men dominated the society. In the towns, society dictated what women did, and her main role would have been to support her husband, as well as daily work, and the responsibilities of her family. For many women, life as a servant for the rich people was all they looked for, and their freedom were very limited, due to the dominance of the men, example being not able to divorce their own husbands (Medieval Women). Being that the stories, Beowulf, Gawain and the Green Knight, and Le Morte d’Arthur were all taken place
Men and Women of the Victorian Era had very distinct roles. Women looked for values in men-duty, respectability, commercial success, etc. If the men were not married, then they were not fully successful. Keeping a woman and his family safe and cared for showed great success. The women‘s role was to marry, and then take part in the husbands interests.
The Inevitability of Negative Consequences of the Industrial Revolution The perception of the industrial revolution as a key factor in changing the way of life is a fair statement. It is termed a “revolution” because the changes it produced were great and sudden. This revolution first appeared in Britain in the 1700s, fostering attitudes toward capitalism and modern industry everywhere. New traditions replaced old traditions, machinery replaced people, and people moved to urban cities from rural areas; simply, the way of life had been changed forever. The industrial revolution introduced mass production and greater markets.