Short Answers (Primary Sources):
1. The ideology of separate spheres affected all of the authors in a great way. However, the ideology also affected some more than others because of their initial social class. In Lucretia Mott’s 1849 publication, Discourse on Women, Mott explores how women should resist men’s supremacy in the world. During her work, she acknowledges those were already satisfied with their current social positions, but advises women to stand up for her effeminacy. She also acknowledges with what nature has given her, in contrast to men’s masculine features. In Sojourner Truth’s 1851 novel, And Ar'n't I a Woman, Truth vents about her personal experience as a slave and how it has affected her. Truth begins her excerpt on the daily …show more content…
In the three primary sources, there are many lessons one can acquire by examining each source accordingly. One of the lessons we can learn is the false idea that women have unsubstantial viewpoints and a delicate physical physique, in comparison to men. During the first primary source written by Mott, she proves that women could also be just as talented and efficient coworkers, as she is “increasingly qualified for usefulness.” Towards the end of her excerpt, Mott later expresses her opposition towards the false statement, that women are only a “mere plaything or toy of society.” Throughout the second primary source, Truth builds on Mott’s belief by describing her harsh experience as a slave. During the beginning of her excerpt, Truth can be seen comparing her daily activities to more “masculine” activities such as plowing and planting the fields. Similarly to Mott, Truth also proves the separate sphere ideology wrong, by comparing and her contrasting her daily activities to the routines of another male slave, during that specific period of time. In the third primary source, Robinson is seen recalling a memory of the first Lowell girl to speak out against the wage cuts. Because of the rare moment, it caused consternation within the crowd, as women were often silenced due to the separate sphere ideology. Towards the end of Robinson’s excerpt, she described the breathtaking moment when the women united, not in violence, but in melody. The ideology’s belief that women have unimportant viewpoints is again, proven wrong in this scenario, as it caused the women to become more unified, rather than
1. The ideology of separate spheres affected all of the authors in a great way. However, the ideology also affected some more than others because of their initial social class. In Lucretia Mott’s 1849 publication, Discourse on Women, Mott explores how women should resist men’s supremacy in the world. During her work, she acknowledges those were already satisfied with their current social positions, but advises women to stand up for her effeminacy. She also acknowledges with what nature has given her, in contrast to men’s masculine features. In Sojourner Truth’s 1851 novel, And Ar'n't I a Woman, Truth vents about her personal experience as a slave and how it has affected her. Truth begins her excerpt on the daily …show more content…
In the three primary sources, there are many lessons one can acquire by examining each source accordingly. One of the lessons we can learn is the false idea that women have unsubstantial viewpoints and a delicate physical physique, in comparison to men. During the first primary source written by Mott, she proves that women could also be just as talented and efficient coworkers, as she is “increasingly qualified for usefulness.” Towards the end of her excerpt, Mott later expresses her opposition towards the false statement, that women are only a “mere plaything or toy of society.” Throughout the second primary source, Truth builds on Mott’s belief by describing her harsh experience as a slave. During the beginning of her excerpt, Truth can be seen comparing her daily activities to more “masculine” activities such as plowing and planting the fields. Similarly to Mott, Truth also proves the separate sphere ideology wrong, by comparing and her contrasting her daily activities to the routines of another male slave, during that specific period of time. In the third primary source, Robinson is seen recalling a memory of the first Lowell girl to speak out against the wage cuts. Because of the rare moment, it caused consternation within the crowd, as women were often silenced due to the separate sphere ideology. Towards the end of Robinson’s excerpt, she described the breathtaking moment when the women united, not in violence, but in melody. The ideology’s belief that women have unimportant viewpoints is again, proven wrong in this scenario, as it caused the women to become more unified, rather than