Essay On Womanhood

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The idea of womanhood in the time period between the American Revolution and the civil war greatly influenced the lives of women. Women were often thought of as servants or slaves , women had few to no rights. As a result of having no rights, they were often not able to vote because they weren't considered civilians. By the Civil War women suffrage began to to happen in western states, thanks to the start of the reform movement. Still there was a long way to go before national women’s suffrage .
During the American revolution womens were looked at as inferior , and only good as house workers. Since the husbands only say the women as wives/property . Women felt like they were enslaved by their husbands, having to cook meals ,make clothes and clean. Every woman of this time period did not feel this way. Many felt empowered to make a change .For example , Abigail Adams wrote to her husband, John Adams, begging him and the other congress member to remember about the women while they are fighting for American independence from Great Britain. Many other woman had this influence on the...

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