Gender roles from 1800-1860 are briefly explored. - How did women justify their involvement in reform movements in light of their belief in the ideology of true womanhood? Do you think these two ideas fit together logically? Do you think most women rea ...
Immigration from 1840-1865 is explored. - This posting examines immigrant women and the impact of old cultural values, religion, language, and different gender expectations in addition to the new challenges they faced as women in American soc ...
Expansion, reform, and civil war, 1840-1865 - What were some of the roles that Northern and Southern women filled during the Civil War? How did these roles support or undermine traditional gender expectations?