Women's History Questions
After reading the introductory texts, how has your understanding of women's history changed? What did you think women's history was before your enrolled in the course and compare that to how these historians define women's history? Do you agree or disagree with them?
Do women benefit from the American Revolution?
In developing your answer, recognize there is no single "woman" that encompasses all women in America. As a result, you must be sure to fully defend why your examples demonstrate the benefits or detriments of the Revolution for women.
The results of the American Revolution created a situation in which the treatment of individuals as property was challenged. The treatment of individuals as property carried real ramifications for women. One salient example is the freedom to use your power is a slave owner to coerce women into sexual relationships against their will. Many minority women that were sold into slavery or captured and forced into slavery were forced to do their masters bidding which often included sexual acts. Many of these women also had children from these types of relationships. The American Revolution challenged the concept that people could be held as property. And in my opinion one of the most beneficial aspects to women was that this offered them the potential to have some degree of freedom over their own sexuality.
WEEK 3: This weeks readings revolve around the idea that you cannot comprehensively study the history of American women without linking events with men and their roles and vice versa. Using the "Beyond Roles, Beyond Spheres" article as your starting point, consider how, if at all, the other articles and course materials respond to the perspectives of the various historians.
WEEK 4: The readings and lectures illustrate that women in the workplace is not a 20th century innovation.
Discuss how women functioned in this changing market economy. What is unusual about the female experience compared to men as they adapt to new economic situations? What is normative about the events?
The Dublin article focuses on how many women worked outside the home in the early nineteenth century and in some areas the entire workforce was virtually dominated by women. The textile industries that developed along the river in New England serve as a good example of this. In Lowell, MA, only about a tenth of the female employees were able to live at home with their families. This changed the entire social fabric of the community and how individuals related to each other. Females in these communities would form powerful groups that could be used to protest labor conditions in the communities. This collective power gave these women some political power as well.
WEEK 5: There is seems to be a lot of ambiguity in 19th century womanhood. How are Americans negotiating circumstances where women claim a public stance on a subject based on the ideals…
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