...Pride and Prejudice is a timeless classic taking place in early 19th century and tells the life story of a young woman, in this case Elizabeth Bennet. Society was very gender-specified at the time, much different than modern society. In the 19th century women were faced with perils revolving around image in society, that could drag them down for the the rest of their lives and certain female expectations were amplified due to gender. Pride and Prejudice is an ordinary novel at first, but has complex layers showing the female struggle, one being woman’s image in society. In the 19th century, women were harshly judges on behavior, manners and the financial aspect of their marriage. If a woman was in her mid-twenties and unmarried, she could, and most likely would, be considered an old maid, even at the prime age of twenty-five. This could lead to harsh gossip seeping through society , and a great amount of mockery by other married women, even family like Lydia, because in that day and age, women were gossiped about more than men, “Jane will be quite an old maid soon, I declare. She is almost...
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...Lauren Glover History 1301 Dr. Kibbe 14 April 2016 Throughout history, women continued to have a constant battle for the right to have equal opportunities and freedoms as everyone else. Women were viewed as secondary compared to men and higher authorities believed that laws and regulations should be imposed upon them. The stereotype of a women of the 19th century was basically known as a house wife. They were expected to get married, raise children, and take care of the home, but they could not participate in political events or even own their own property. Things began to change in the 19th century and women started to stand up for themselves and start fighting for their rights to be treated with equality. The convention of Seneca...
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...Jacquelynn Bernhardt History 1 Social Group Research Paper Women Slaves in the Nineteenth Century Since I was a young child I could never quite understand the reasoning behind slavery. I do not understand how one human being could possibly believe he or she has the right to treat another human as little more than an animal - buying, selling, leasing, and physically punishing someone else. Although slavery in general interested me, I was even more interested to find out how enslaved women were treated in the nineteenth century, before the Civil War and also after they were finally granted their freedom. I often thought women would have been treated a little better than males. I believed they would have been given an easier workload to bear since they also had the task of raising their children. It was disturbing to discover they were treated much worse than males were. Because women could work as well as reproduce offspring, providing an additional generation of slaves, women were extremely valuable to slave owners. "Strong black women were sold as breeders valued for their reproductive as well as productive capacity" (Doherty). In the years just before the Civil War women were often sold for higher prices than males at slave auctions. "For one group of women, the assigned price depended upon their beauty and subsequent use to the master who could lease them to wealthy white men" (Doherty). Women were sold for as much as $1,800. Skilled men were sold for up to...
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...the most part, the nineteenth century deemed gender as a pair of masculine versus feminine. While gender is certainly a topic that could be addressed throughout the entire history of art, the nineteenth century had forceful and omnipresent ideas on how a man or a woman should perform in the art community. Men belonged to the public sphere, while women belonged to a more private sphere. During the 19th century, the female artist, was faced with many restrictions which made pursuit of a career in the fine arts significantly more challenging. For example, women were denied access to life drawing classes, norms posed the inability to explore certain public areas, as well as women not being recognized as equally capable as a male artist. Given these examples,...
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...The Experience of Women in Slavery Both men and women had a horrible experience with slavery since the amount of labor and treatment from their masters was much the same. The only difference was the kind of jobs appointed for each gender. While men were allocated tasks that required some skills and physical strength, women served in plantations and as house servants. According to Kornweibel (2010), slavery experience was devastating for both black women and men. The role of women in slavery was however more complicated and devastating than that of men. According to Zilfi (2010), women experienced the binary oppression that was based on their gender and race. Women also had to deal with stereotypical images such as Jezebel and Mammy. Claims for slaves by the slave masters were same for both men and women. During slave trading, both women and men were stripped, poked and prodded by potential buyers. Such experiences were very demeaning and humiliating especially women. These experiences were also made worse by believes that white society held against black women. Black women were considered to be innately lustful. In the nineteenth century the...
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...A Doll’s House is a three-act play written in the 1800s that has sparked many controversial topics and arguments regarding the treatment of women in 19th century society. My understanding of the cultural and contextual considerations were developed over the course of the interactive orals and discussions when various aspects and views were presented by the class. Through the orals, we explored the cultural connections between the play and real life experiences, techniques, social relations and the importance of the setting. The class interactive orals gave insight and context into the importance of the role of women during the Victorian era, as well as the issues in early feminism. As more context were given to the class about the gender difference...
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...late 1800’s and early 1900’s, the role of women began to change drastically. Woman began to rally for rights, and suffrage became more popular. Woman became more independent, and they weren’t afraid or ashamed to even go so far as to be jailed for their protests. It wasn’t until 1920 when the Nineteenth Amendment that is finally became unlawful for individual states or the government to deny women the right to vote. Along with these political changes came overall changes in the way that woman were reflected. Writers began to endorse women’s liberation and equality. Literature and plays during the modernism era were often considered scandalous. Marriage was one subject of writers of the period. A Doll’s House, by Henrik Ibsen, was a play about a woman who was treated childishly by her husband and father, and in the end she leaves her husband. It was so controversial, that the play had to be rewritten to include and ending where she stayed for the sake of her children. It is considered to be the first feminist play. Other writers helped society accept the role of women outside of the home. Women no longer wanted to be viewed as domestic, but instead wanted do things that showed their intelligence and skills. The Yellow Wallpaper, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, was written during this time. It was a satirical story that symbolized the oppression of women. Art and literature during this time depicted the changes in women, addressing marriage, divorce, rights, and...
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...In the 19th Century women were treated significantly different than how they are treated today. During the 19th Century most women were believed to fill specific roles and were expected to act a certain way. The awakening is a book that greatly focuses on some women who submit to these roles as well as some women who broke these roles. The Awakening by Kate Chopin, written in the 19th century, is a great example of what roles women were supposed to fill and it has many female characters that exemplify these roles, which include being a mother-woman, being submissive to their husbands, and being free from the appearance of immorality. In the 19th century there was a huge emphasis on being a good wife to your husband and being a caring mother...
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...Script a conversation between two notable women from the 18th and/or 19th century on the roles women should play in society. 1. Biographical information for each woman Betsy Ross was born Elizabeth Griscom to Samuel Griscom and the former Rebecca James in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on January 1, 1752, the eighth of seventeen children. She grew up in a household where the plain dress and strict discipline of the Society of Friends dominated her life. She learned to sew from her great-aunt Sarah Elizabeth Ann Griscom. Her great-grandfather Andrew Griscom, a Quaker carpenter, emigrated in 1680 from England (www.biography.com). Like her sisters, she attended Quaker schools and learned sewing and other crafts common in her day. After Betsy completed her schooling, her father apprenticed her to a local upholsterer, where at age 17 she met John Ross, an Anglican. The two young apprentices quickly fell for one another, but Betsy was a Quaker, and the act of marrying outside of one's religion was strictly off-limits. To the shock of their families, Betsy and John married in 1772, and she was promptly expelled from both her family and the Friends meeting house in Philadelphia that served as a place of worship for Quakers. Eventually, the couple opened their own upholstery business, drawing on Betsy's deft needlework skills. Betsy Ross is best known for making the first American flag. Betsy died on January 30, 1836, at the age of 84. Susan B. Anthony was born February 15, 1820 in Adams...
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...created new opportunities for Women. The work lives of the women have changed tremendously over time. In colonial era working life of women was non-existent. In colonial era women stayed at home taking care of children and managing house. In antebellum period working lives of women changed. Women were now working in factories, mills and women who stayed home gained social significance. In late 19th century women work shifted from farm and household to workplace and business. The working lives of the women changed due to Revolutionary War, Civil War and Industrialization. All the Wars and changes made women realize that they can become independent and they were capable of managing their house and work. In colonial era women’s had no working life....
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...2013 Hedda Gabler and “The Trapped Woman” in the 19th Century Appearances can be deceiving. Hedda Gabler, the great story of an aristocratic woman, smart, and somewhat off her rocker, takes us into the personal life of a woman by the married name of Hedda Tesmen. Through analysis and research of the story though, we can see the author is trying to show us something further from what it seems. Henrik Ibsen, the writer of Hedda Gabler, seems to not be telling us the personal story of the woman Hedda Tesman, but showing us the faults of society for that time period in terms of the roles of women. “The Trapped Woman”, is a term I will use to describe the role of “The Woman” in the late 19th Century. Henrik Ibsen appears to be showing us through Hedda’s life that no matter the apparent strength or background of a woman during the 19th century, they are still trapped in a way which forbids them to be who they truly are. Hedda Tesman, as described early on in the play, due to her background and personality, should in no way be anything but in complete control over her life. As stated by Aunt Julle, “General Gabler’s daughter. What a life she had in the general’s day!” (Ibsen). This statement in the beginning of the play almost immediately foreshadows her unhappy life in her current state. Due to the roles of women for that time period, she is just the representation of all women in her situation at the time. Women in the 19th century had very minimal rights. When a woman becomes married...
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...Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen takes place in 19th century England. The story revolves around Elizabeth Bennet and her love interest Mr. Darcy. While Pride and Prejudice is certainly a love story, Austen subtly underscores many different aspects of English society through the text. What does Jane Austen reveal about women in 19th century England through this novel? To some extent Austen affirms Virginia Woolf’s quote as most of the women in Pride and Prejudice are depicted as insignificant and dependent upon men, and certainly not depicted as equal to men. Austen paints a society of women who are entirely dependent on marriage and money to better their situations and achieve a suitable life style. However, Austen’s main character is Elizabeth Bennet, a woman who is an exception to the rule. She turns down a marriage proposal from Mr. Collins and has a rather contentious relationship with Mr. Darcy who she does finally marry. But she marries on her terms, not for money or land or because she fears not being wed. Yet the focus of nearly all the woman characters is marriage. In 19th century England, it was essential that all women marry because women who did not marry had no future on their own. At the beginning of the story, Mrs. Bennet stated, “If I can but see one of my daughters happily settled at Netherfield, and all the others equally well married, I shall have nothing left to wish for.” (11) This quote illustrates how essential marriage is at...
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...The Evolution of the Actress: From the 16th Century to Sarah Bernhardt Maria Abbe History 102 March 17, 2010 Outline Thesis: Sarah Bernhardt’s fame and notoriety in film and on the French stage during the late 19th and early 20th centuries made being an actress a respectable job for women in European society. I. Introduction: Sarah Bernhardt strongly influenced the respectability of being an actress. A. Brief outline of how actresses were perceived in society in each century. II. Views on female actresses prior to Bernhardt’s time. A. Women in theatre during the 16th Century 1. Women in Shakespearean theatre a. Women’s roles were played by young boys. 2. Commedia dell’Arte – Italian improvised drama a. A type of masked theatre that usually had a family for its cast, with a husband and wife. b. Despite opposition, this type of theatre gave women a place on the stage. B. Women in theatre during the 17th Century 1. Women first appeared on the English and Parisian stages. 2. Actresses of this time were considered unwomanly and improper as they had to put themselves on public display in order to work. C. Women in theatre during the 18th and early 19th Centuries. 1. Women during the 18th and 19th centuries often led boring lives as they weren’t allowed to do what men took part in. 2. Aristocratic libertinism- the activity in the high society of France of pursuing the pleasures of the flesh. a. Seduction was a game; when actresses came along...
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...The 19th amendment had a lot of effects on America: Women were able to vote, Women became more politically active, Court cases. The women’s suffrage movement was founded in the mid-19th century by women who had become politically active through their work in the abolitionists and temperance movements. Protesters The 19th amendment was passed by congress on June, 4 1919, and was ratified on August 18, 1920. The 19th Amendment guarantees all women the right to vote. Achieving this right took a very long hard fight, there were many protesters. In the mid-19th century, several generations supporters lectured, wrote, protested, lobbied, marched and practiced civil disobedience to achieve what many Americans thought was the impossible and a radical...
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