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What role did women play in the reform movements of the early 1800s?
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∙ 9y ago
women were supposed to influence their husbands and raise patriotic children
Eleanore Heidenreich
Rosa Koelpin
By giving them a voice
Stanford Dibbert
Church and social work
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∙ 6y agoWomen more or less were not allowed to have a public life. Their place was in the home and taking care of children. They had no voting rights, couldn't own a business, couldn't attend college, couldn't have a bank account or own land. They had no rights, but these women were strong. In the civil war many were left widows, lost fathers, and children. Just in the battle of Gettysburg 53,000 men died which means everyone of those men left a woman without support. Think of that for a second. They had no social support network, no food stamps, no welfare, no section 8 housing and in many cases the land/farms they lived on was gone because of the war, but they survived.
Matheus Bento
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∙ 9y agoMost women would not or could not act alone, of course not all, but most women found that they could work through their churches. Women like Dorothea Dix, Louisa May Alcott, and multiple others made quite an impression. Dorothea Dix was a teacher and opened her first school when she was 19 years old, then she traveled around Massachusetts, and other states in the U.S, and worked to show the public about how poorly treated the 'mental ill' people were being treated. In most asylums people were chained to the wall (sometimes as early as 13 years old and stayed till they died) or put into cages like animals. Often times the 'mental ill' people were not even insane; lots of diseases we now have knowledge of like ADD or ADHD or schizophrenia were considered mentally ill. Dorothea Dix showed the world that the cruel treatment of the mentally ill was unhelpful and just downright wrong.
Women who worked through their churches got laws changed. Often times when a group like this found a law that was sexist or unjust or just plain stupid they would actually go out and break that law. This usually resulted in trouble, but it did work. Laws were changed because of their civil disobedience. During the Civil War women began to really understand things. They began to work the shops, take care of the house, get a 'man's job,' and they were upset when the male soldiers came home and tried to take jobs back from the women. The women really began to understand that they were not just meant to stay at home and bow down to every whim of their fathers and husbands. They could think just as well, and some times better, than men. Why shouldn't they get to vote? Because of brave people--brave women, in this case--in 1920 women got the right to vote.
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∙ 7y agoWomen weren't expected to do anything in the 1800's. They had no rights to do anything . No voting rights, no right to own property, no right to own a business, no right to have a bank account or even to live alone. Women were chattel.
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∙ 6y agoDoing social work
Harley Abbott
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What were the similarities and differences among the reform movements of the early to mid-1800s?
the similarities and differences of the refrom movement of the early to mid-1800s were similarities:abolitionists belived that slavery should be outlawed
Which of the following is the most valid statement about the reform efforts of the late 1800s and early 1900s?
Many women took a leading role in the reform movement
What important reform movement became popular in the early 1800?
Abolition, temperance, education, and women's rights were important reform movements that became popular in the early 1800's. Another important reform was mental health.
What were woman not allowed to do in the early and mid-1800?
Women could not vote in the 1800s
What sparked preliminary efforts at reform in the middle 1800s?
The Second Great Awakening which was a religious movement in the 1800s ( but you probably already knew that second part)
Why were Northern women much more involved in the reform movements in the 1800s versus Southern women?
Was thinking the same
What were the similarities and differences among the reform movements of the early to mid-1800s?
the similarities and differences of the refrom movement of the early to mid-1800s were similarities:abolitionists belived that slavery should be outlawed
What were the origins of the major social reform movements in the early nineteenth century?
Two important reform movements of the early 19th century were women's rights and abolitionism. Some other important reform movements were prison reform and reforming the way crimes were punished.
What three important movements were started by reformers in the 1800s and what were the goals?
Important reform movements in America during the mid-1800s include: the Second Great Awakening (Christian revival movement), Women's Reform & Abolition (women & blacks faced many restrictions, setbacks & limitations that segregated & oppressed them in society).
Did women take active roles in the early and middle 1800s?
abolition and other movements
What led to women becoming leaders of various reform movements?
Certain reform movements led women to become leaders of various reform movements. An example is that women believed their lives will improve with women's suffrage that is why they led this reform.
Which of the following is the most valid statement about the reform efforts of the late 1800s and early 1900s?
Many women took a leading role in the reform movement
What did Angelina Grimke and Catharine Beecher agree on?
They agreed that women should be a part of reform movements. (APEX)
Which of these inspired reform movements such as temperance abolition and womens rights in american in the 1800s?
The early women's rights movement was built upon the principles and experiences of other efforts so as to promote social justice and to improve human condition.
What important reform movement became popular in the early 1800?
Abolition, temperance, education, and women's rights were important reform movements that became popular in the early 1800's. Another important reform was mental health.
Role of women in the reform movements of the early 1800ss Where did they invest their energies How did their activism contrast with the social customs that government women's lives at that time?
i have no clue
What did catherine Beecher and Angelina disagree about?
They disagreed about the role women should play in reform movements.
