During the 1900’s woman were portrayed in a very different way then in today’s society. The role of women in the 1900’s affects the way Curley’s wife is portrayed in the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Woman in the 1900’s are often portrayed as the property of men. And as their property they were not allowed to work. All they were allowed to do was stay home and clean and take care of the kids if they had any.
Degree). It was during these times when early marriage was the norm because, women were expected to stay home and raise their family. It was thought to be selfish for women to go out, and get a job. Only 21.6% of wives in families had wages. With only having the job as a “happy homemaker” woman in the 1950’s felt dissatisfaction and needed fulfillment in their life other than staying home, and taking care of their families.
Men treated their women as property instead of companions. Now let us take a time ride all the way to the Byzantine era. This race or tribe of people resided in eastern New Rome or Constantinople. Women in the Byzantine Empire had more freedom a greater choice in their lifetimes. The women under this time were given different perspectives than that of the women in the United States in the olden days.
Women were also not allowed to compete or watch the Olympics; they were, however, able to hold games of their own (Fiero, 2011). Gender roles in Ancient Rome are very similar to the roles in Ancient Greece. Roman men held a dominant role in society and women were expected to stay at home to complete house chores and teach the children Roman’s culture. However, unlike the Greece women, Roman women were able attend some events, like "Ambarualia, Lupercalia, and the stadium events such as gladiator. Women were also able to step out and take an active part in affairs if they chose, both Roman men and women were citizens and women were expected to actively support their husbands in either their political ambitions or their businesses.
Depending on the lower or upper level of the middle class, women were able to be work as school mistresses, or not work at all and only take care of the house. As upper class and middle class women had little advantages to their life, lower class women often had none. They were married to poor farmers, with no education and often had to work just as hard as their husbands, maybe even harder as they had a responsibility of taking care of the house and children. In some parts of the Western Europe, lower class women had to work in textile mills or various workhouses parted away from their families, working many, many hours. Double burden was also common at the beginning of 1900’s as women worked to earn money but also had the responsibility for unpaid, domestic labor.
In Athens women could participate in religious cults and festivals but other than that they were excluded from the public life. They were not allowed to own property besides personal items and always had a male guardian. The bare responsibility for a woman in Athens was only to raise children and keep care of the household. As for Spartan women they lived at home as well but because the men were at war most of the time they were alone by themselves. This gave them greater freedom of movement and greater power in the household.
Role of women until 1500 “Women Past Lived” Erin Snider World Civilization I Martha Stillman September 21, 2009 Women Past Lived Page 2 Women today have status and rights because of the women of yesterday’s many societies breaking through obstacles of extreme measures. Even though culture around the world differed in religion, dress, language and a few daily rituals there were many similarities that connected the way of life. The role of women in every society through early times including Roman, Medieval, India and China mostly ruled there women as inferior to their men and were unable to have many rights. Women were usually uneducated; unable to vote some of the case they hardly left their homes. The
The Roles of Women in East Asia and Western Europe from 1750 to 1914 Women in East Asia and Western Europe were treated in very different ways. East Asia prescribed a patriarchal social authority life while Western Europe prescribed a more liberated way of life for women. Women in East Asia and Western Europe had various similarities but they were varied and far between. Cultures and religious beliefs were what influenced social authority in these countries. In East Asia, women were subjected to a strong patriarchal authority.
Since most of the men were off fighting, the women were needed to stay home and run things so that the economy would not completely fall apart. Before the war, women mostly depended on men for financial support. But with so many men gone to battle and then dying, plenty of women had to go work to support themselves. They helped provide food and other supplies to the military, served as telephone operators, and worked as journalists. Some women went to work in factories while others worked as trolley car drivers.
Now the roles and responsibilities of women were limited. Their two sole responsibilities were to bear children and run the home so that it operated smoothly and efficiently. While the household was their domain, a majority of Greek women did not perform the work in the home themselves. Most Ancient Greeks possessed slaves that performed most of the housework for them. Ancient Greek women who had slaves had only one responsibility, which was to take care of their