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'''Republican Motherhood:''' Stansell points out other factors that related to the changing family situation. The influx of immigrants, post-Revolution conditions, rise of the city, and economic and gender expectations all played a role in the change in family structure. It seems though that "republican motherhood" did not apply to women outside the middle class, and in fact, lower-class women were looked down upon for not being able to be educators. Also, as we discussed in class, the advent of American patriotism coincided with a new American family. Stansell mentions how women craftworkers banded together to stop the importation of British goods.--Amanda | '''Republican Motherhood:''' Stansell points out other factors that related to the changing family situation. The influx of immigrants, post-Revolution conditions, rise of the city, and economic and gender expectations all played a role in the change in family structure. It seems though that "republican motherhood" did not apply to women outside the middle class, and in fact, lower-class women were looked down upon for not being able to be educators. Also, as we discussed in class, the advent of American patriotism coincided with a new American family. Stansell mentions how women craftworkers banded together to stop the importation of British goods.--Amanda | ||
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| + | '''Ideal?'''This excerpt showed that the domestic "ideal" described in Mintz and Kellogg was rarely met. Women's domestic sphere was interrupted when they were forced to go to work in order to help provide for the family. However, some of the work women did was house work for families who wealthier. This kept some of the "ideal" norms for women but they were done outside of the home.--Kari W. | ||
