This is a good question. If you look at it from an entrance into the workplace issue, then yes. In terms of political and cultural acceptance of females in terms of political power and participation, the role is slightly more tangental.
The fact that women were grossly underpaid compared to males did little to improve their social status. The sociological/political question underpinning the argument is whether access to the workplace led to female acceptance in a broader cultural context.
Unquestionably. If you look at the names used in the book (Anthony, Stanton, etc), those people were directly linked to the suffrage movement in the early 20th century.
I agree with Brian in that regard. The book took time (to its credit) to explain that the presence of female teachers while a part of the broader context of the promotion of women socially, economically, and politically in America that foot print was rarely in linear motion towards the general elevation of the female gender in America. Still, Brian is correct, teaching was an entrepot for females into broader social, political, and economic spheres of influence in America.
This is a good question. If you look at it from an entrance into the workplace issue, then yes. In terms of political and cultural acceptance of females in terms of political power and participation, the role is slightly more tangental.
ReplyDeleteThe fact that women were grossly underpaid compared to males did little to improve their social status. The sociological/political question underpinning the argument is whether access to the workplace led to female acceptance in a broader cultural context.
Unquestionably. If you look at the names used in the book (Anthony, Stanton, etc), those people were directly linked to the suffrage movement in the early 20th century.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Brian in that regard. The book took time (to its credit) to explain that the presence of female teachers while a part of the broader context of the promotion of women socially, economically, and politically in America that foot print was rarely in linear motion towards the general elevation of the female gender in America. Still, Brian is correct, teaching was an entrepot for females into broader social, political, and economic spheres of influence in America.
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