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There were many obstacles that women had to overcome, and they pushed
through them even though society was working against them. In “Amelia
Bloomer,” “When American Feminists Were Pilloried for Daring to Wear
Bloomers,” and “The Clothes That Kill” all the texts also discuss the topic of
society trying to suppress women’s rights as humans. The feat of willpower
and strength that those women showed helped improve how society
stereotyped women and looked at women’s rights and so that the women
today have rights that surpass the ones that they had back then many
people thought that women have to wear a specific piece of clothing so
many women had to wear it to seem feminine.
First, the society massively stereotyped women. This came about in the “The
Lily” it stereotyped them as the “defenders of the home.” For example, many
considered it “unseemly for women to give lectures” so they wrote to work
on reforming the world. It is interesting that most of society thought that it
was bad for women to give lectures because that enforces the thinking of the
stereotype of women. Many people in society thought that women should
only be at home doing the housework not standing up and lecturing those
around them about what the right thing is. Furthermore, The Lily was not the
first radical paper, but it met “many obstacles,” so its enthusiasm died out.
Many of the obstacles were made by society to keep them in their place. The
societies outlook on women changed as they tried to get more freedoms and
be seen for who they really were.
Additionally, the women’s rights were very few back then so many women
tried to change that. The paper the Stanton looked at the rights that men
had those women did not. Another example, of society working against them
is the few rights they had. They did not have the right to vote so they wanted
a change. Many women did not get an education, so they petitioned for
women to get a right to education. Additionally, many women could not
speak freely so some wrote under a pseudonym. An example of that is
Elizabeth candy Stanton who wrote under the pseudonym of sunflower. The
few broke women who spoke out in what they believed in helped change the
way that society looked at them. In summary, a few strong women helped
change the views of many.
Finally, many women had to wear big dresses that you could hardly move in.
Few women tried to speak out against wearing them in the beginning
because it would not be womanly. One idea to note from “The Clothes That
Kill,” is the outlandishness of the dresses and how hard they were to move in
in daily lives. It mentions how heavy they were and how the clothes might be
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the death of them. It notes that it is an exercise just to walk around it it.
Likewise, the advice that Lucy Stone gives is invaluable. She says to wear a
shorter, lighter, and looser dress than the Bloomer. Thus, the clothing of
women also helped enforce the stereotype that they do the housework.
When one considers how society stereotyped women, denied them rights,
and influenced their clothing, it is clear that society greatly impacted how
women used to live back then. This shows people how society can change
daily norms and how stereotypes can greatly affect a person's identity as a
human being. So, try to be the best person one can be and help people who
are being stereotyped.