...The book titled Revolutionary Mothers by Carol Berkin, portrayed the life of women in the struggle for America’s Independence. The author wrote the book to show that both men and women played an important role during the revolutionary war. According to her book, women played an amazing role during the war, but despite the facts that women contributed to the growth of our nation, most history books did not acknowledge them. She proves the important roles women played during the war by writing this amazing book that focuses on the struggle women went through during the revolutionary war. She focused on every race, class and color of women like the African Americans, whites, and Native Americans. Berkin also focused on all social classes, low, middle, and high. She explains the level of loyalty and support women showed to their husbands. The book proves the role women of all class and color played during the war. Berkin used several sources to prove her thesis, she cited hundreds of sources by using the last few pages of the book. These sources were gotten from few history books that discussed the role of women during the colonial period,...
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...Everyday Revolutionaries: Gender, Violence, and Disillusionment in Post-War El Salvador by Irina Carlota Silber (300)This book review defines the continued violence and social destabilization that is found in El Salvador in Everyday Revolutionaries: Gender, Violence, and Disillusionment in Post-War El Salvador by Irina Carlota Silber. Silber’s argument is founded on the premise that the post-war culture of El Salvador continues to project a violent “revolutionary” environment, which has made many of the women that fought in the revolution the “subjects” of neoliberal globalization. In this manner, many of the “revolutionaries” are examined through an anthropological gender analysis to identify the reactionary nature of post-war identity that continues to divide communities and also creates the “trans-border” family. More so, Silber (2010) argues that many women are presented as being symbolized as “masculinized” women, but the underlying patriarchal values of El Salvadoran society continue into the post-war era. Therefore, the issue of gender roles continues define some of the myths of “feminism” that have been historically defined as part of the women’s movement in the FMNL during the revolution....
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...other contemporary material, Mary Beth Norton examines the impact of the Revolution War had on the women residing in the thirteen colonies from 1750 to 1800. Liberty's Daughters provides historical evidence of women's daily lives, domestic activities, marriages, pains of pregnancies, and the difficulties women of this era had in defining a sense of feminine independence before, during, and after the Revolutionary War. Norton takes an in-depth look at "The Constant Pattern of Women's Lives" within the first part of the book, expanding on the livelihoods of women in the immediate years before the Revolution. This section addresses how women were treated, measured, and what their acceptable roles were as respectable daughters, mothers, sisters, and wives....
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...American Revolution, women have made significant impact in our history as well. Unfortunately, most of our history books minimize the impact of women on our history, and when it is mentioned, it is often belittles or even romanticized through the authors eyes. Carol Berkin attempts to portray a more accurate representation of these influences in her book Revolutionary Mothers, Women in the Struggle for American Independence. Berkin discusses the Colonial white women, Native American, and African American women and how they have helped to construct and shape our history. By basing her position in this book on the various socioeconomic statuses such as the high and low classes, as well as those who supported Loyalist and Patriotic causes during this lengthy battle for Americas Independence. Overall, Berkin has constructed a piece of literature that attempts to depict the real influence of both average common folks as well as famous women have had in our history and how they were affected by the Revolutionary war. By using many different sources and numerous footnotes throughout her 120 page book , Berkin defends her stance on the roles of many women throughout history and their influences. Berkin position is backed up by using diaries from numerous women written during the days of the Revolution, memoirs, legal opinions, law books as well as news paper articles. Also to discredit any other possible arguments, Berkin uses secondary sources such as; literature that women have composed...
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... a. Women b. Low-Class Workers B. Klara Zetkin 1. Political Systems a. Socialism b. Democracy 2. Character’s inspiration a. Marx b. Engels 3. Inspiration for others a. Women b. Low-Class workers II. Intentions A. Rosa Luxemburg 1. Ambitions a) Equal right for the women b) Equal social standards for the workers 2. Activities a) Anti-War agitation b) Strikes 3. Ideology a) Social-Democracy b) Marxism B. Klara Zetkin 1. Ambitions c) Equal right for the women d) Equal social standards for the workers 2. Activities c) Anti-war agitation d) Strikes 3. Ideology c) Socialism d) Marxism III. Effects A. Rosa Luxemburg 1. Reputation a. Feminists b. Socialists 2. Accomplishments a. Equal rights b. International Women’s Day 3. Legacy a. Feminism movements b. Communism movements B. Klara Zetkin 1. Reputation a. Feminists b. Communists 2. Accomplishments a. Equal rights b. Party’s women’s movement 3. Legacy a. Feminism movements b. Communism movements In the human history we can find many human rights activists which tried to change our world or their countries. Some of them used the same ideology and ideas, someone have different...
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...Women in the Revolutionary war took on many roles. Women did things like nursing, cooking, and maids to more direct roles such as secret soldiers and spies, women did more than their share to help win America’s independence. One important woman was Abigail Adams. Abigail was one of our country’s greatest silent heroes. She went through war, pain, hardship, disease, and much more for the sake of the country she loved so much. Abigail Adams was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts. She married John Adams. He was the future president of the United States. Together they had six children. One of their children is still living today. Most of her marriage was spent at home while her husband was traveling. While the British fired on Boston’s harbor and...
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...Revolutionary Mothers In Revolutionary Mothers: Women in the Struggle for America’s Independence, the author, Carol Berkin, travels back to the American Revolution to represent all the women that played an essential role until the end of the war. Generally, the. We generally associate the war with the well-recognized male figures like George Washington, Francis Marion, and Paul Revere. What is less often acknowledged are the heroic women? (Xi) In colonial society, females were viewed inferior to males. The moment they got married, all their rights were stripped from them. Everything that they’ve owned prior to marriage was no longer there’s, even the clothes on their backs now belonged to their husbands. One entitlement that married women were granted through wedlock was that if they ever became widowed, they were to be given one-third of their property, as the rest would be disbursed back to the government. Women that did marry were called “feme covert”. The women that decided not to marry were called “feme sole” which meant ‘woman alone’. A feme sole had the rights that wedded women were not able to obtain. Some of these included the right to sue and be sued back, to be able to purchase and sell...
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...Women in the War Tanya Bailey HIS/110 - US HISTORY TO 1865 July 8, 2014 Richard Alexander Women in the War Abigail Adams In the video, consideration of women’s rights, women played a tremendous role in the revolutionary war. Women provided their services by contributing in any way possible to the solders and the war. Abigail Adams was addressed as the first lady because she started a change that would affect all women in America. “As the colonial fight for independence from the mother country ensued, Abigail Adams was appointed by the Massachusetts Colony General Court in 1775, along with Mercy Warren and the governor's wife Hannah Winthrop to question their fellow Massachusetts women who were charged by their word or action of remaining loyal to the British crown and working against the independence movement” ("First Lady Biography: Abigail Adams", n.d.). As Abagail stood by her husband trying to ensure all women were loyal to the solders other women also put forth efforts to help with the war. Women had fundraisers to produce money so solders could have new shirts and uniforms. The revolutionary war helped not only the fight against England but women in the new world. Continuing efforts to come up with ways women of the solders could contribute, a door to door program was started. Women were walking to each house to collect anything for the troops. Everything that the women gathered either help towards bullets, clothes, food, and medical supplies. Clothes were...
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...of the Revolution Part 1 Complete the grid by describing each military event and explaining its relationship to the outcome of the Revolutionary War. Military Event Description Relationship to the Outcome of the Revolutionary War Concord and Lexington Britain's General Gage would send out regiments of British soldiers quartered in Boston. Their destinations were Lexington, where they would capture Colonial leaders Sam Adams and John Hancock, then Concord, where they would seize gunpowder Shots were fired that began the war Fort Ticonderoga served as a key point of access to both Canada and the Hudson River Valley during the French and Indian War On May 10th of '75, Benedict Arnold, Ethan Allen, and the Green Mountain Boys brought it under American power for the first time. Second Continental Congress From 1774 to 1789, the Continental Congress served as the government of the 13 American colonies and later the United States. In 1775, the Second Continental Congress convened after the American Revolutionary War (1775-83) had already begun When the Second Continental Congress came together on May 10, 1775, it was, in effect, a reconvening of the First Continental Congress. Delegates from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies were present when the Second Continental Congress convened. The Congress was to take charge of the war effort Bunker Hill The battle is named after the adjacent Bunker Hill, which was peripherally involved in the battle and was the original...
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...Communist Movements and Women's Struggle for Rights DBQ Communist movements in the twentieth century allowed women to work alongside men and promoted women as being equal to men and deserving the same rights as men. These effects were facilitated by the communist governments promoting women as an important aspect of communist society. However, communist movements did not fully achieve equality for women and women's struggle for rights continued in many countries. The communist movement can best be understood in the context of the Soviet Union promoting and spreading communism. Communist leaders such as Mao Zedong and Ho Chi Minh were supported by the Soviet Union and came to power behind the military or financial support of the Soviet Union....
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...women in the miliWomen In the Military Historical Contributions Revolutionary war: During the American Revolutionary War thousands of women took an active role in both American and British armies. Most were wives or daughters of officers or soldiers. These women were known as “camp followers” because they maintained a constant presence in military camps. Their duties consisted primarily of cooking, sewing, laundry, childcare, and nursing the sick. Many women also disguised themselves as men in order to serve in the military. Civil War: During the Civil War thousands of women volunteered and signed up to work as nurses. Others helped supply food, sewed clothes and blankets, and did laundry. More than 400 women disguised themselves as men and fought in the Union and Confederate armies. Some worked as spies and messengers. W.W.I/W.W.II: Some of the more known roles of women in W.W.I/W.W.II include nurses, munitions factory workers, sewing bandages, selling war bonds, shipyards and spies. Some also worked on planes as mechanics and pilots. Korean Conflict: During the Korean Conflict most women were restricted to clerical and nursing duties. Vietnam: During Vietnam women served as nurses and were close behind fighting troops and were exposed to combat conditions and fighting forces. They were trained on how to fire the M-16 but were not allowed to fire them. Desert Storm/OIF: During Desert Storm over 40,000 US military women served in key combat‐support positions...
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...Conclusion…………………………………………………………………..19 References…………………………………………………………………..21 Introduction It has been more than 30 years since the victorious Islamic revolution transpired and sought the citizen supported and the forceful death of the Pahlavi dynasty which was ruled, with a denied democracy, under Mohammed shah and his father, Reza shah who were both put forth by the British. Due to the controversial media’s coverage, its western influence and lack of justice, there remains a bitter taste in the mouth of feminists in regards to women’s rights under the newly born Islamic state. In this paper, I will be examining and shedding light on these issues, as well as comparing the current and past roles of women, the differences between the Islamic and Pahlavi imposed laws on these women all within the confines of the diverse domains of Iran, while taking into consideration and presenting the social and political impact that the Pahlavi regime had on women’s movements and how they developed through the years. In order to completely comprehend the differences in a woman’s life during the Pahlavi period and after the revolution, we will be looking at the history of Iran’s political systems and their rise to power, the two Pahlavi periods and their...
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...Deborah Sampson Did you know that a woman fought in the Revolutionary War too? Deborah Sampson was a woman who grew up as a servant, fought in the army undercover as a man, and was forced to unlist once her identity was found. Deborah wanted to protect her country, and she acted upon it. She played a major role in the revolution because she went into danger to protect her home. Deborah’s family broke apart when she was young. On December 17, 1760, Deborah was born in the small village of Plympton, Massachusetts. Her father was an alcoholic, and was on a ship when it sank at sea. Deborah was five at the time of her father’s death. Her mother could not care for them all, so Deborah and her six other siblings were sent off to various relatives to live with (Garvin). She was sent to the Thomas residence, a distant cousin. She was able to learn many skills in addition to her normal housework and farming duties (“Lesson Plan - DEBORAH SAMPSON”). “In the evenings, after the Thomas children were in bed, she would read all of their school books.” From a very young age, Deborah had...
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... Woody Holton and Gordon S. Wood present unique aspects of Abigail Adams and Benjamin Franklin which highlight societal, institutional, and ideological changes brought about by the American revolution. Holton’s depiction of Abigail Adams provides an in depth analysis of the challenges she faces as a wife who assumes the roles typically undertaken by the family patriarch. In wood’s book, the depiction of Benjamin Franklin allows the reader to understand the progressive development of Franklin as he transitions from a gentleman to an ardent revolutionary. An interesting aspect of Wood’s portrayal of Franklin resides in his detailed analyses of his contributions to the American Revolution and the generally negative reception he receives upon returning to the independent colonies. Both Wood and Holton chose these individuals, and specifically the overriding topics of each book, in order to explain these chosen themes through the perspective of well-known historical figures. Although both authors make interesting arguments, Holton’s research on Abigail Adams presents a more significant contribution to historical research by highlighting her contribution to women’s rights and feminism. Woody Holton’s work, Abigail Adams (2009) tells the story of the wife of John Adams before, during, and after the American Revolution. Holton’s depiction of Abigail’s life prior to the American Revolution consists of her childhood, courtship and marriage to John Adams. During John’s early career as a...
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...Women have played a key role in American history from being house wives all the way down to fighting in every war in America’s history. The first women’s rights convention was held in Seneca Fall’s, New York, in 1848. This convention marks the time where woman first publically demanded the right to vote. It took eight years before two guys named Mott and Stanton held women’s rights conventions. Over the course of those eight years the two guys stayed in contact through writing letters, and having phone conversations from time to time. Women’s rights played a major role in the history of the Untied States and still does presently. For hundreds of years in the early Americas women were treated unfairly. In the work place many women could only...
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