Explain the transition in the role of middle-class women from early in the nineteenth century to late in the nineteenth century.

What will be an ideal response?


The ideal answer should include:
1. Gradual increased access to education and development of teaching school as a profession associated with women
2. New jobs in support of technological growth and government expansion
3. Middle-class women as leaders in religious and charitable organizations
4. The rise of the cult of domesticity as work and family were more firmly distinguished
5. Active feminist organizations and the push for voting rights

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What will be an ideal response?

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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