Insane To Free: Societal or Historical Connections
Women in the 1800s were treated differently then how they are treated now. In the 1800s women could not have a voice in society. They would be told to stay home and be with the family, while the men would go out into the world and work to support their family.
Women were not allowed to be educated. Since they could not be educated then they could not get a job. So men ruled the work force. If men didn't want women to have a voice they would do everything they can to keep women from getting that right. They would make up ideas about women and keep them home. They came up with "manic-depressive illness", and this was considered to make women go insane. The women would have to be locked away until they were better, but if women were locked away from everything and they were isolated that would make them go even farther into insanity. "But afterwards he said that I was letting it get the better of me, and that nothing was worse for a nervous patient than to give way such fancies" (Gilman 3). Jane is becoming slightly insane, the wallpaper is getting to her. This going to be "the death of her." I believe this was a plan that men made up to keep women from taking over. Men were just scared that women would take over what they have already started so they made up lies to keep women at home. This plan did not work because later in history women began to gain more rights. More women were educated, so they could get jobs. "Despite the enormous amount of controversy she created she chose her work over her family." (The Yellow Wallpaper: An Autobiography of Emotions by Charlotte Perkins Gilman 1) This shows how much she wanted to work and much she wanted to show men that she can work along side them without being a threat. Men and women are treated equal. They are working side by side. Men have learned that women are just as smart as men. Women are doctors, physicists, and chemists. Women have finally gotten the respect that we deserve. 
https://www.aclu.org/womens-rights- this talks about women's rights now and how we are still not equal
http://lifestyle.allwomenstalk.com/rights-women-didnt-have-a-century-ago- this talks about rights that women have now, but didn't have a century ago
Societal or Historical Connections: connections made to society or history
I really agree how you stated that women didnt have a voice in the 1800's. I really like who you took a quote from the text and explained what the quote meant. It is true that women were told to stay home, I totally agree. Also I really like your pictures you posted, it really goes with the society connections.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Mark and what he said, I like how you compared back then and now. I also liked the pictures you added for the visuals. I agree with how you said "So men ruled the work force." but you should reference how Jenny did have a job. Some women did have jobs just not many.
ReplyDeleteSam, i liked your entry a lot. Your pictures were nice and the entry flowed very nicely. But, i do not agree with your "Women were not allowed to be educated" sentence. As we know, Gilman was very educated as well as many women in her family. And i am sure they were not the only ones. You could change that sentence to say "Not very many women were educated." or something similar to that.
ReplyDeleteSam, I agree how you said women were treated differently in the past. You incorporated great quotes from the autobiography you searched. I also liked your pictures. The second picture shows how that woman is free and how she broke the chains.
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