Women\'s Role In Society

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Women’s Roles in Society


In this essay I will attempt to show you how women’s roles in society have changed over the years. I will explain how they were denied their rights as Americans, and suffered many years of inferiority. From the Renaissance era to modern society, men have acted as though they were superior. They claim that God meant for the male of the house to be completely dominating and therefore the only he that should truly experience the privileges and rights of voting and holding a job or a political office. This holds true with nearly every time period. As in almost every civilization, money brings certain advantages. For an upper class woman in the Renaissance era that means that they are allowed to learn. But they were not taught about the economy or of business matters, but of society’s expectation of them. For example, you are obligated to your husband and you must remain silent until he gives you permission to talk. Eloquence was equivalent to silence in the male frame of mind. Acts of free will and liberation were taken as a violation against God and His word.
Later in Europe, as changes were beginning to take place, no one thought about the rights of women. Women were again being taught that silence is golden. They were allowed to learn to read, but with the setback of also grasping the fact that males will always be superior to them. It is clearly shown that women are capable of learning more. But during this time period women did not have the esteem nor the motivation to take learning into there own hands and expand their knowledge.
Due to Europeans thoughts during the colonization of America, many of the early politicians did not think twice before ratifying the 14th Amendment in Congress in 1868. It is the first time that “citizens” and “voters” are clearly defined as “male”. Many newspapers at the time would trash the newsletters of women’s movements. In doing this, they also publi...