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Women were seen as lesser beings
Married women could not do anything without consulting the men, as men represented the family.
Women were expected to take care of the kids and house -
Women were seen as evil
Historically, women were always seen as evil and a source of evil and temptation. They were always thought to be inferior to men. -
Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen
It was a major milestone in achieving women's rights. -
Footbinding
Foot binding in China causes low status of Chinese women. -
Women were not allowed to be involved in politics
Men proclaimed that women were too emotional and that they could not handle the extra stress. -
Women were silenced
Women were silenced and forbidden to express their thoughts in public. -
Crude Birthing Procedures
Many women died giving birth because the tools and procedures and that time were defective. -
Marriage rights
Married women were not allowed to divorce their husbands
All of the wife's property became the husband's property, and had to give up her name as well -
Right to Vote was Lost
Although in New Jersey, both women and African American had gained the right to vote, they lost this right in 1807 -
Unsafe working conditions
Work was long, harsh, and dangerous. Many women lost their fingers in factory machines. -
Women allowed to work in factories
Because of the Industrial Revolution, women were allowed to work in factories. Even though the pay wasn't equal, women were happy to get out of the house. -
African American women
Slavery led frightened African American mothers to committ acts of bestiality, such as killing their children so that they won't be forced into a life of bondage. -
Seneca Falls Convention
This attracted more than 200 women, and was where the Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions, was written. -
Declaration of Sentiments
In 1848, 300 women and men signed a "Declaration of Sentiments". It was a plea to end gender discrimination in all "spheres of society". -
First National Women's Rights Convention
The first National Women's Rights Conventions was held in Massachustes. Over a thousand people attended, and this convention would annually for over a decade. -
Missouri vs. Celia
A slave was declared as property and couldn't defend herself from rape by her master. Biracial children born out of rape were either sold to Indians or killed to conceal the affairs. -
Women's Suffrage
In 1869, the Wyoming territory passed the first women's suffrage law. -
Woman in Supreme Court
In 1879, a special Congressional legislation allowed a woman to try a case before the Supreme Court. -
Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper's worst attacks happened at this time. All of his victims were prostitutes, who suffered violent deaths at his hand. -
Women had defined roles
Over a million women were domestic servants. Another majority were teachers or nurses. Only a few hundreds were doctors, and a shockingly low number of 2 were architects.
The domestic servants were also raped.
