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Women’s suffrage - US History, 19th Amendment, Voting Rights: From the founding of the United States, women were almost universally excluded from voting. Only when women began to chafe at this restriction, however, was their exclusion made explicit. The movement for woman suffrage started in the early 19th century during the agitation against slavery. Women such as Lucretia Mott showed a ...
1. Juni 2023 · Towards the end of the 19th century, women’s clothing became slightly less restrictive, allowing room for acceptable feminine pursuits which included tennis and cycling. Although women’s fashion was still highly restrictive, and dictated by the social norms and etiquettes at the time, women began taking a stand. The Rational Dress Society
In the 19th century, conventional gender roles were deeply rooted in society. Women were largely expected to prioritize their role as wives and mothers, focusing on domestic duties such as housekeeping, child-rearing, and cooking. Their primary role was considered to be that of a caretaker within the household.
Domestic service. • One of the most important sources of female employment in nineteenth-century Britain. • mainly urban occupation – 1860s, 33% of London’s female workforce were domestic servants. • demand for servants helped hold up female wage levels. • decline in female domestic service did not occur until the twentieth century.
of England (Oxford, 1765-69, ‘the husband and wife are one person in law: that is, the very being or legal existence of the woman is suspended during her marriage, or at least is incorporated or consolidated into that of her husband, under whose wing, protection and cover, she performs everything.’. This system of coverture underpinned the ...
In 1920, Oxford became the second-to-last university in the UK to allow women to become full members and take degrees; previously, they had been allowed to study there, but not been given an equivalent award to men. Only in 1948 did Cambridge follow suit; when the idea had first been voted on in 1897, there had been a near-riot in the city ...
Overall, women in the 19th century faced a range of societal expectations and gender norms, but many worked to challenge or subvert these norms through activism, advocacy, and creative expression. The 19th and 20th centuries witnessed significant transformations in the role of women in history. Women emerged as key players in various arenas ...
