Rise of NonTraditional Gender Roles New goal Nuclear family as a propertyowning unit Expansion of the market economy Growth of wage labor Class divisions Mobility Cult of Domesticity A counterpoint to the Market Revolution ID: 1046941
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1. Sex & Gender in Antebellum America
2. Rise of Non-Traditional Gender RolesNew goal = Nuclear family as a property-owning unitExpansion of the market economyGrowth of wage laborClass divisionsMobility
3. Cult of DomesticityA counterpoint to the Market RevolutionClass-specific cultural ideal rooted in biological difference“Separate spheres”
4. Women’s SphereEnclosed, limited, private spaceElevation in statusDecline in birth rateTransformation of the physical space of the home
5. Sex in Antebellum America“Victorian” behavior1873 Comstock Law
6. Aristotle’s Masterpiece1684, England, anonymous authorsGalen’s One-Sex Model4th century – 18th century1st female skeleton illustration made in 1733
7. Godey’s Lady Book1860 = 160,000 subscribers
8. PassionlessnessMiddle-class manliness emphasized self-controlWhite, middle-class femininity emphasized lack of sexual desireRise of female illnesses
9. LimitationsMedical communityBanned from political activityElizabeth Blackwell
10. Moral Reform1830s & 1840s = “A Woman’s Crusade”1837 = New York Female Moral Reform Society had 15,000 membersWhy such appeal?