Womanhood from 1770s to 1830s

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denied much of public voice other than religious and reform activities. Educated women were mainly from elite, they sought to improve their social standing and acted as role models for the lower classes. These women were often supported by a number of servants - doing child-rearing and household tasks for them. Elite women often learned art, music, literature and other tasks that were seen as a sign of their husbands. The newly developed Middle Class women, while their husbands where gone to work, were left to take care of the family and run the household. With this, it came to be accepted that men were strong and capable, because they survived in the out world, and women were weak and vulnerable, because they could not work outside in the “rough world full of trouble, violence and temptation” (but women were incapable only because they were never allowed to leave the house and go to work.)Middle Class women wanted to live with the elite life-style but that door remained closed for them. Working Class women had little to no education and worked as domestic servants to the middle class or elite. These women had little interest in politics or reform movements.

Even though many things changed in women’s roles, one main thing remained the same; majority of population did not see women as equal to men. In March, 1853 A Monthly Magazine of American Culture wrote about “Women’s Movement” : “Woman is by nature inferior to man. She is inferior in passion, his inferior in intellect, and his inferior in physical strength.”

Women still had to fight a lot for equality in centuries to come. And they still fight today.

Thanks to Women Movements in 20th century women gained right to vote. Their political and social rights are almost equal to men’s. But women are still paid less for doing exact same work as men do. There are still less politically and socially active women than men. Some people still think that women are inferior to men. Equality is still yet to come.