The philosophy of separate sphere was a way of living and working based on evangelical beliefs about the importance of family and marriage. Taken together, the 3 sources, to an extent, all suggest that the philosophy of separate spheres implied women were inferior to men. However, whilst source 1 explicitly puts forth this idea, sources 2 and 3 discuss the idea that the philosophy does not always create sexual inequality. Source 1 positively supports the idea that the philosophy of separate spheres implied that women were inferior to men. The source states that ‘God has put a different between the sexes’ suggesting that there is a biological basis as to why it was logical that women were to perform lesser and simpler tasks than men such as child rearing and cleaning.
Sandra Donkor Women's Studies Journal "Are Women Morally Superior To Men?” by Katha Pollitt Were mothers the natural leaders of the peace movement, to whose judgment nonmothers, male and female, must defer, because after all we couldn't know, couldn't feel that tenderness toward fragile human life that a woman who had borne and raised children had experienced? On the other hand, I was indeed a woman. Was motherhood with its special wisdom somehow deep inside me, to be called upon when needed, like my uterus? (p.50) In the reading, "Are Women Morally Superior To Men? written by Katha Pollitt,the obvious and underlying question is whether women are morally superior to men.
Women DBQ Between the American Revolution and the outbreak of the Civil War, the ideals of womanhood were changed-not necessarily significantly-and evolved into a more “positive” image for woman. The idea of Republican Motherhood that took root during the American Revolution, which basically labeled women as having the job to train their children (especially male), eventually transformed into the idea of a Cult of Domesticity, which gave women the sole task of caring for the home and leaving real jobs and politics to the men. These ideas of Republican Motherhood and a Cult of Domesticity, along with the household traditions of women long-established over history, greatly influenced the lives of women during this period. The concept of Republican Motherhood began around the start of the Revolutionary War. The main concept of this role of women was that their purpose was to educate their sons properly and to make sure that when they grew up, they would be functional and hopefully upstanding members of society.
Their need for comfort from the people they love and care for the most leads them to do whatever it takes, so they might be accepted. Along with being mentally isolated from the other characters in the play these women are also physically isolated and intellectually isolated from everyone. Part of the reason these women were so severely isolated from other characters is because they lived in the Elizabethan period. During the Elizabethan era women were raised to believe that they were second- rate citizens. To ensure that people continued to believe this concept the church used this verse from the bible as proof “woman in her greatest perfection was made to serve and obey man.” This belief put women in a state of being mentally isolated from men.
She went on later in the same address, “By the f-word, feminism, I mean a theoretical perspective and world-wide radical democratic movement that is inspired by the conviction that wo/men are people, fully entitled and responsible citizens in society and religion” (Fiorenza “Catholic New Times”). In the 1970’s, she was able to move to the United States and accepted a full-time position at the graduate level, which was uncommon among married women at the time but was granted upon her request. She battled prejudices and stereotypes that women were not capable of disciplined and logical intellectual work. She even found that many women accused her of male scholarship because of the logical-linear style in which she wrote the book In Memory of Her, although she only did so to prove women are capable of thinking and writing in such terms as our male
Protestant/Humanist universities: University of Wittenberg and the Geneva Academy—later the University of Geneva C. The Reformation and the Changing Role of Women 1. Protestant were opposed the medieval/Catholic view of women and temptresses and comparing them to Mary 2. Protestants encouraged clergy to marry and have families 3. Women were praised for their vocation as wives and mothers—but they were still subject to their husbands 4. Protestant men viewed their wives as companions in their work, not distractions 5.
Bart Ehrman: Women and the Texts of Scripture In his chapter titled “The Social Worlds of the Text”, Bart Ehrman first deals with women’s roles in the church. Ehrman believes that Jesus and Paul originally emancipated women in such roles but later alterations sought to restrict women in ministry. The main areas of Scripture that Ehrman deals with are Galatians, 1 Timothy, and 1 Corinthians. Jesus and even Paul, though still adhering to certain aspects of patriarchy, had promoted the role of women. However a number of later textual alterations seek to restrict women's roles.
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.
Christians say that God is not to be described in terms of sex, yet they use a variety of masculine terms to describe God (Pagels). The Mother Mary is recognized for being the mother of Jesus Christ. However she is not believed to be divine in her own right (Pagels). It is almost as if Mary was important because she carried the son of God, but less important than God or Jesus due to the fact that she is still a women. Orthodox Christians of the time viewed women in a primitive manner.
Even though the ideas about gender at the time greatly influenced Queen Elizabeth I’s rule, she brought much success and political stability to the nation of England during her rule. During Elizabeth’s reign, religious peoples leaned towards the view that women shouldn’t be ruling. She responded to these thoughts by showing her anger and expressing how much strong leadership she possessed. Throughout Elizabeth’s rule in England, she faced much opposition from the church. John Knox, a Scottish religious reformer, explores the idea that women are utterly forbidden to occupy the place of God in religious offices.