leaders. . . . Their stories dramatize . . . the prejudice that they faced . . .” in their struggles to remove the shackles of their jailers (Giele 48). such as those Charlotte Gilman portrayed in her work forged ahead and challenged patriarchal ideologies. Women could move beyond the constrictions of the ideology, the Cult of True Womanhood. The existence of the institution of marriage, in which men played the dominant role and wielded control, placed women at the mercy of their male counterparts. The Cult of True Womanhood allowed the perpetrators to be the beneficiaries while calling for women’s complicity in the denigration of self. Such women made the emergence from the private sphere a reality, despite the seeming impediment of feminine biology. As a result, the romanticizing of woman’s role in the family and home segregated women, barring them from the public domain became a thing of the past. Freed from the enslavement of the ideology associated with the institution of marriage, women seized the right to self-assertion. Reacting to oppression women revolted against the implementation of feminine gender roles. Womanhood could no longer be interpreted by the Cult of True Womanhood. Instead, it now expounded the self-establishment of the expansion of women into the public realm and the birth of a New Womanhood. Works Cited Giele, Janet Zollinger. Two Paths to Women’s Equality: Temperance, Suffrage, and the Origins of New York: Twayne, 1995. Modern Feminism. Lipman-Blumen, Jean. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall, 1984. Gender Roles and Power. Mitchell, Weir S. and Tear, or for the Overworked.” Charlotte Perkins Gilman: “Wear “The Ed. Dale M. Bauer. Boston: Belford Books, 1998. 134-141. Yellow Wallpaper.” Papke, Mary E. New Verging on the Abyss: The Social Fiction of Kate Chopin and Edith Wharton. York: Greenwood P, 1995. Roland, Alan, and Barbara Harris. New York: Career and Motherhood: Struggles for a New Identity. Human Sciences P, 1979. Welter, Barbara. Cult of True Womanhood: 1820-1860.” “The The American Family in Social Ed. Michael Gordon. New York: St. Martin’s P, 1978. 373-392. Historical Perspective.
leaders. . . . Their stories dramatize . . . the prejudice that they faced . . .” in their struggles to remove the shackles of their jailers (Giele 48). such as those Charlotte Gilman portrayed in her work forged ahead and challenged patriarchal ideologies. Women could move beyond the constrictions of the ideology, the Cult of True Womanhood. The existence of the institution of marriage, in which men played the dominant role and wielded control, placed women at the mercy of their male counterparts. The Cult of True Womanhood allowed the perpetrators to be the beneficiaries while calling for women’s complicity in the denigration of self. Such women made the emergence from the private sphere a reality, despite the seeming impediment of feminine biology. As a result, the romanticizing of woman’s role in the family and home segregated women, barring them from the public domain became a thing of the past. Freed from the enslavement of the ideology associated with the institution of marriage, women seized the right to self-assertion. Reacting to oppression women revolted against the implementation of feminine gender roles. Womanhood could no longer be interpreted by the Cult of True Womanhood. Instead, it now expounded the self-establishment of the expansion of women into the public realm and the birth of a New Womanhood. Works Cited Giele, Janet Zollinger. Two Paths to Women’s Equality: Temperance, Suffrage, and the Origins of Modern Feminism. New York: Twayne, 1995. Lipman-Blumen, Jean. Gender Roles and Power. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall, 1984. Mitchell, Weir S. “Wear and Tear, or for the Overworked.” Charlotte Perkins Gilman: “The Yellow Wallpaper.” Ed. Dale M. Bauer. Boston: Belford Books, 1998. 134-141. Papke, Mary E. Verging on the Abyss: The Social Fiction of Kate Chopin and Edith Wharton. New York: Greenwood P, 1995. Roland, Alan, and Barbara Harris. Career and Motherhood: Struggles for a New Identity. New York: Human Sciences P, 1979. Welter, Barbara. “The Cult of True Womanhood: 1820-1860.” The American Family in Social Historical Perspective. Ed. Michael Gordon. New York: St. Martin’s P, 1978. 373-392.
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