By Kendra Witt Man for the field and woman for the hearth: Man for the sword and for the needle she: Man with the head and woman from the heart: Man to command and woman to obey: How accurately do the lines of poetry above reflect gender roles for European men and women in the late 19th century?
Thesis: The poem reflects the majority of women and men in the late 19th century, women at home taking care of kids while the men work and have many rights although some women began to fight for rights of their own like Emmeline Pankhurst and her Suffragettes. Men: Men to work Men to take care of women Men paid more than women Smarter Rights Women: Women less than men Weaker Less smart Should stay at home and raise kids No Property Rights Hard to get divorce Abortion No custody rights No need to get higher education Dependent on men Changes: Emmeline Pankhurst Suffragettes Montessori “New Woman”
By Kendra Witt
Man for the field and woman for the hearth:
Man for the sword and for the needle she:
Man with the head and woman from the heart:
Man to command and woman to obey:
How accurately do the lines of poetry above reflect gender roles for European men and women in the late 19th century?
Thesis: The poem reflects the majority of women and men in the late 19th century, women at home taking care of kids while the men work and have many rights although some women began to fight for rights of their own like Emmeline Pankhurst and her Suffragettes.
Men:
Men to work
Men to take care of women
Men paid more than women
Smarter
Rights
Women:
Women less than men
Weaker
Less smart
Should stay at home and raise kids
No Property Rights
Hard to get divorce
Abortion
No custody rights
No need to get higher education
Dependent on men
Changes:
Emmeline Pankhurst
Suffragettes
Montessori
“New Woman”