Neither Blanche nor Stella knows about the code, which reinforces this stereotype. Although Blanche partially goes against this image by having a full education and even a job prior to coming to New Orleans, she is almost broke when she arrives which suggests that women cannot gain financial stability without men. Although perhaps intentional to some extent, Blanche also conforms to this general image of women by not showing any interest to the paperwork of the plantation, referring to them as a “bunch of old papers” and handing them to Stanley to keep in his “big, capable hands” (Williams 141). Stella follows the general stereotype of the period of women
FOUNDING MOTHERS Early colonial American women are often marginalized by historians or in many cases relegated to a caption lost in between the covers of our history textbooks. Throughout North America colonists shared a common view of a woman’s position in society. A female’s role was limited to wives, mothers and household managers isolated and dependent on their husbands. Historian Carol Berkin in, First Generations: Women in Colonial America, confirms that religious and civil authorities reinforced the gender ideals such as “helpmeet” and “notable housewife”. Women had no right to vote; they had no right to own property; could not engage in any legal transactions themselves; had no authority over their children; and had no right to initiate a divorce.
They also discredited the validity of his previous domestic violence calls and accounts by friends and family of spousal abuse when Nicole and O.J. were married. This was essential to the prosecutions’ attempt to prove motive, or mens rea an essential factor for a criminal trial. The Juror’s later would state in interviews that they did not see the link between his spousal abuse and a motive for murder. They also attacked the credibility of witnesses from the Los Angeles Police Department.
Women, under the reign of male power, were not considered persons and weren’t allowed or guaranteed any rights, rights which are basic human rights. Women of these times were unable to vote and unable to sit in parliament or acquire certain jobs that were only made available to the men of society. A woman with a seat in the parliament was unheard of at this time, but it was all because of Murphy’s efforts that this was ultimately made possible. Under the BNA act of 1867, “Persons” refers to more than one person, while “Person” refers to “He”. A common law was passed in 1867 stating, “Women are persons in matters of pains and penalties, but are not persons in matters of rights and privileges.” This law solidifies the ideal that women are disregarded when it comes to basic rights and priviledges in society.
They could also not hold important positions in public life and have no political rights because the world was dominated by men. For a woman to be considered a respectable woman, she was not seen or heard, she was docile, obedient and her place was in the home overlooking and partaking in daily operations of the household. However in The Odyssey women were prominent characters of power and wisdom instead of meek and subordinate figures who were clever and conning and at the same time seductive and sensual. Homer was a prominent poet in ancient Greece in 5th century B.C. who not only wrote The Odyssey, but also The Iliad, the story of Troy; but not much else is known about him.
It’s the kind of dream that wakes you try and stay awake after, because you know it’s waiting there for you behind your closed eyelids. (McNamee 11) This quote illustrates that Duncan is uncomfortable with what happened. The nightmares of the drowning girl keeps coming back to him because he did not save her. Just like Duncan, in The Penance, Octavia feels uncomfortable because of what he has done. He killed the three children’s cat because Octavia thought the cat was eating the chickens.
Before the reform movement, the American Women were voiceless, they had no say in society, however the reform movement will soon change that. Married women had no very little rights compared to husband, one
The women campaigned for full female equality. A few examples of these rights were the right to vote, own property, attend college, and enter a higher standard of the work world. This convention led to the writing of the “Declaration of Sentiments”, which mimicked the “Declaration of Independence”, but states that
In the play, the two women – Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale- who are only brought along with the sheriff and attorney to retrieve some items for a wife – Mrs. Wright/ Minnie foster- accused for killing her husband –Mr. Wright, are the ones who actually find the evidence to indict the accused. In trifles, the title is ironic as the reader sees what is silly and "trifle" to men, is the key for solving the murder. In a general look at Trifles, a reader can figure right away the roles given to women in that era. Women's roles were mainly reproductive and briefly social.
IOP - Sample IOP Transcript Women’s freedom (or lack thereof) in Margaret Attwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale. ~*~ In Gilead, women have no real identity and women belong to men. They are labeled by their roles as Wives, Handmaids, Marthas. The Wives naturally are “property” of their husbands, as one of the marriage vows are to honour and to obey their husband. We might know the Marthas’ names but the Handmaids’ real names are never used.