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Submitted by wallacri on April 3, 2007
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WOMEN’S RIGHTS
Throughout the course of history, women’s roles in society have been ever changing. At one time, women were expected to fulfill certain roles and not others. Their struggle to expand their roles has been a controversial issue for as long as there has been reported history. The problem is that “the unspoken assumption is that women are different” (Chisholm).
Women’s roles in society were not even close to what they are today. In the past, women were viewed as property. They were characterized as subservient to men. If they had wealth through marriage or family, their role was to manage the household. If they did not have any wealth, their role was to be a maid or servant to those that did.
For those women who were fortunate enough to have enough money, could buy servants and manage them as if they were slaves. Their job was to be more of a manager, ensuring everything was done properly. Another role that women with wealth had, was as a planner. They were to plan parties and events that were to satisfy the requests of their husbands or other significant men in their lives. They spent time almost all of their time making sure that their home was close to perfect.
For those women who did not have any money, they ha to manage their own household and perform all the labor tasks themselves. “in the division of labor based on gender, women are generally assigned childcare and domestic duties” (Holt 262). They did not have time for any personal leisure time and often they had to work outside their household as servants in order to make a little extra money or, in some cases, in exchange for food. It was the women’s job to wash dishes and clothes for the men and prepare meals for the men. Throughout much of history, women not only made their own clothes, but also cloths for the men and children as well on top of everything else. Sometimes families would have just enough money to buy one servant that would only...
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