After all, in countries such as New Zealand (1893), Australia (1901), Finland (1906) or Norway (1913) women got the vote before the war began, whereas others such as Denmark (1915), Iceland (1915), Holland (1917) or Sweden (1919) gave it to women during the war without being involved in it. (http://www.firstworldwar.com/features/womenww1_three.htm) Women did make steps when it came to labor, but many women also looked down on the working class feminists. They thought it was unnecessary, and women should have their own place in the home
Essay on the changing role of women as a consequence of WW1 Before 1914 Many women stopped at home and worked by doing the washing, sewing, and looking after their families, which were the normal activities of a housewife. Before WW1 just over half of all single women and one in seven married women worked outside the home to make money. The men were the breadwinners of the family, and were basically the boss; this was the way the hierarchy in the family was before 1914. Women in paid work weren’t treated the same as the male workers. There was a lot of sexist employers as most of them thought a ‘women’s place’ was in the home.
Daily routines and duties included running the house, looking after the family, working in the fields and spinning and weaving. Lower class women had jobs outside the home, these included working as midwives, shopkeepers and craft workers. As well as this, there were women slaves. Women also looked after their husbands and coped with their children. Girls in ancient Rome
The Women’s Right Movement changed the lives of the American Women for the better, due to gaining the right to vote, access to higher education, and the opportunity to enter the workforce. Before the reform movements of Women’s right, the American women were discriminated in society, home life, education, and the workforce. Women in the 1800s could not only vote, but they also were forbidden to speak in public. They were voiceless and had no self-confidence, they dependent men, since they had little to no rights (Bonnie and Ruthsdotter). Before the reform movement, the American Women were voiceless, they had no say in society, however the reform movement will soon change that.
Running Head: END OF ISOLATION 01 Women and the End of Isolation HIS204: American History 1865-Present Heather Joy Palmer Instructor David Smith 23JUL2012 End of Isolation 02 Women and the End of Isolation Women have always been viewed as the weaker sex. Women were long considered naturally weaker than men, squeamish, and unable to perform work requiring muscular or intellectual development. In most preindustrial societies, for example, domestic chores were relegated to women, leaving "heavier" labor such as hunting and plowing to men. This ignored the fact that caring for children and doing such tasks as milking cows and washing clothes also required heavy, sustained labor. But physiological tests now suggest that women have a greater tolerance for pain, and statistics reveal that women live longer and are more resistant to many diseases (Compton’s Interactive Encyclopedia, 1994).
| The Importance of Women in Mesopotamian Culture | An Analysis of Women’s Roles in the Social and Family Structure of Mesopotamia | | Trevor James O’Brien | 1/29/2011 | | Mesopotamia was a highly patriarchal society, and as such, family life was centered on the male relatives, thus relegating females to a life as second-class denizens. This does not mean that women played no role in the cultural and social development of Mesopotamia. By thoroughly examining scholarly sources, it appears that women were of more importance than people may assume upon first glance of the culture. Despite the fact that nearly every woman was illiterate, they were often portrayed as having roles like poet, performing artist, healer, counselor, mediator, advisor, and caretaker – roles which did not require any kind of literacy, but were still considered crucial societal roles. Perhaps most importantly, women were held in high-esteem for being mothers to Mesopotamian children, and for taking care of household chores (Harris, Preface).
Elizabethan Era The Elizabethan society was patriarchal. Family life for women was dominated by the men in the family. Elizabethan women were seen as inferior to men. They were obedient to the men in the family all of their lives and expected to obey the men in all aspects of their life. Disobedience was seen as a crime against their religion.
In early colonial times, the women of America lived in an era of gender inequality. They had very limited freedom; from not being able to vote, sue, testify in court, to not being able to be granted legal custody after a divorce, and so forth. Women were the targets of sexual discrimination. Women were highly disregarded in occupations, as well as in education. They weren’t allowed to enter many professions, from law to medical; or study in the prestigious schools of the males.
“Why did women win the vote?” Woman’s roles and statues were affected by Victorians view of women. They thought that women weren’t capable to do much and were constricted to very little. They had very little choice of what they wanted to do like choosing who they wanted to marry, what they wanted to do with the things (like money) they inherited and they couldn’t do much either like getting a full education, get equal pay, own property and couldn’t sue her husband as he owned her. Women’s roles were affected by Victorian views of women as their role was to look after the children, the family, and the home. Women were viewed as men’s property so they had to do whatever the husband wanted them to do.
Even more restricting than economic rights were the social and political rights of women. They were expected to be silent observers, submissive to their husbands. Women who attempted to claim their views were seen as a threat to social order. This is significant in that the conservation of social order was a very important aspect of the Elizabethan society. Gender roles during the Elizabethan era were clearly defined, with men reigning superior over women.