Trandcendentalism in Zuni and Sioux Tribe

Transcendentalism were strong believers in the power of the individualism and self-exploration, which were closely related to the Romanticism, the artistic and intellectual movement that originated in Europe that revolted against the political and social “norms” of the Age of Enlightenment. This helped fuel the Early Women’s Rights Movement by questioning how society hides women and bringing up new thought on how women should start to be treated equally. Before the ‘civilization’ in the New World, the Zuni Tribe located in the Southwest, idolized women. When looking back at their family tress, the women are mentioned. Women in this tribe also go to pick whom they marry, and the husband had to move in with the wife’s family so her father, brothers, uncles, and cousins could protect her. The women also owned the property because if there were conflict between her and her spouse, she would not be left in the dark with nothing. The Zuni were not the only tribe who put women first. The Sioux Tribe raised their children equally. Both girls and boys went to school and trained together to h...