Womens Roles Then & Now

Women’s Role then and now
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The 19th and 18th century in America was a time of development, change, and war. There was the issue of slavery that had led to lots of immigrants in the State. Having big families was common and this put a lot of stress on motherhood as it was an ultimate role for the woman to care for the family members. Being an enslaved woman in America, the duty extended to being nannies to the master children and worked on their field. In this era, a woman had few political rights and limited career choices due to lack of education. Despite having revolutions for change, the state for the women remained in their homes with very few in the formal sector jobs. This essay is going to outline a script of a dialogue between women of then and now.
Sarah: How was the status of a woman during your era? (Sarah is a modern woman who lived in the 21st century in the United States of America.)
Mary: The era was a difficult one for a woman. The good thing is that, from child hood, we were taught responsibilities and roles of a woman. The basic role was families and at times provide for them in the absence of the husbands. Things were not as easy as they are in the current era since access to education was limited. There were extremely few women in the formal job. Mary was an American who lived in the 19th century and had knowledge of the history of the 18th century (Clinton & Lunardini, 2000).
Sarah: Well in this era, a husband and a wife share responsibilities be it in taking care of the family or house chores. Currently we have some men who cook for their family and some have even taken it to be their professional jobs as the chefs. There are many women in the managerial posts because they hold formal education just like their male counterparts. Cases of forced early marriages are limited; thus, the girl child dedicates her early years to education and obtains a job before thinking of marriage and bearing children. Please share with me the history from the 18th and 19th century (Sayre, 2011).
Mary: Women played important roles in society. For example, women chose to knit, spin and weave their own cloth. The new liberals and writers advocated for greater educational and economic opportunities for the women suggesting female participation in government. However, women had very little opinion on the political matters by then, and could not be allowed to participate in any form of politics. In the revolutionary era, the woman had a supporting role in the family since the...