How is 20th-century women’s lifestyle far different from 19th-century?
Thoughts play a vital role in influencing our feelings and behavior. Psychologists believe that as human beings, we are hardwired to have thoughts, feelings, and behavioral responses. We have thoughts about the triggering event and then experience emotions and feelings as reactions to those thoughtsRead more
Thoughts play a vital role in influencing our feelings and behavior. Psychologists believe that as human beings, we are hardwired to have thoughts, feelings, and behavioral responses. We have thoughts about the triggering event and then experience emotions and feelings as reactions to those thoughts because emotions and feelings are constantly something that you are thinking about and they are bound to influence your behavior. Thoughts, emotions and behaviors are interconnected. Thoughts can lead to emotions, which in turn can lead to certain behaviors. Thoughts and emotions are intricately related, as thoughts can often lead to strong emotional reactions. The way we think about things can directly impact how we feel and how we react, and vice versa. For example, if you experience a lot of stress at work, you might start to feel very anxious and tense all the time. This anxiety could then lead to negative thoughts, such as believing that you’re not good enough or that you’ll never be able to handle the stress. These thoughts will only serve to reinforce your emotional state and make it even harder to heal through it. Alternatively, if you have a positive outlook and believe that you can handle whatever comes your way, you’ll likely be less stressed and more confident in your abilities. This confidence will then lead to happier thoughts and emotions. In short, our thoughts have a powerful influence on our emotions and reactions, which in turn dictate our behavior. Hence, this process goes on and on forever and after .
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Women's rights and responsibilities have changed a lot between the 19th and 20 th centuries. 19 th century scenario:- Society/ Rights - European and American women in the nineteenth century lived in an age characterized by gender inequality. At the beginning of the century, women enjoyed few of theRead more
Women’s rights and responsibilities have changed a lot between the 19th and 20 th centuries.
19 th century scenario:-
Society/ Rights – European and American women in the nineteenth century lived in an age characterized by gender inequality. At the beginning of the century, women enjoyed few of the legal, social, or political rights that are now taken for granted in western countries: they could not vote, could not sue or be sued, could not testify in court, had extremely limited control over personal property after marriage, were rarely granted legal custody of their children in cases of divorce, and were barred from institutions of higher education. Women were expected to remain subservient to their fathers and husbands.
Occupation – Their occupational choices were also extremely limited. Middle- and upper-class women generally remained home, caring for their children and running the household. Lower-class women often did work outside the home, but usually as poorly-paid domestic servants or laborers in factories and mills.
20 th century scenario:-
Society/Rights -The 20th century was not only a period of technological improvements but a period of social reform that has changed the standard of living. During the 20th century women gained equal rights with men. Technological and economic changes made it inevitable that women would be given the same rights as men.
Occupation-More occupations were opened to women during the 20th century.Women played a vital role in Britain during the Second World War. In 1963 in the USA an Equal Pay Act compelled employers to pay men and women the same amount for doing the same job.
Dresses – In 1900 women wore long dresses. It was not acceptable for women to show their legs. From 1910 women wore hobble skirts. They were so narrow women could only ‘hobble’ along while wearing them. However, during World War I clothes for women became more practical. However in 1965, Mary Quant invented the mini skirt and clothes became even more informal.
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