Back Channel Chat by Mackenzie Dill

American Revolution

2025-02-10 18:24:23 UTC

One point I'd like to bring up in the discussion of the impact of the American Revolution on the role of women in society of what I believe was called Republican Motherhood. A lot of emphasis was placed on women teaching the ideals of the revolution to their children, which gave them a significant amount of power in comparison to what they had before. Granted, it wasn't enough, but it was a form of progress. - Leah

Elisa

2025-02-10 18:24:53 UTC

when women started to get roles in society, they got pushed back to work at the house because that was the societal norm during that time but that was also just a big reason for the women's movement

2025-02-10 18:25:34 UTC

Audrey brought up a good point about the origins of the women's rights movement. She explained how when women pursued jobs and left the house more, then being put back into their houses, is when women wanted more equality.

Selena

27tinocos — 2025-02-10 18:25:52 UTC

I believe that women might have felt pushed away or betrayed because they worked in factories and covered for men while they were gone to then be shoved back to a certain viewpoint in society.

kj that was a very good question

2025-02-10 18:25:57 UTC

"Passive Resistance"

2025-02-10 18:28:03 UTC

To comment on the term passive resistance, I think this was a huge part of what led to women gaining more and more rights. It didn't send a huge message, but I think it is significant that women were able to slowly change peoples' minds and exercise their beliefs while maintaining a good standing in society. I think this also reflects traditional roles that had been enforced for so long. They'd been taught to be quiet and kind and perfect for their whole lives, so when standing up against injustice, they managed to prove their point while remaining within those boundaries. - Leah

27rodriguezsalasm — 2025-02-10 18:29:40 UTC

Intimately oppressed is a term that applies to women and their rights over themselves. It is targeted towards them and women having a say is so stigmatized that it creates a brick wall due to the onset of generations of traditional roles and the fear of changes even though they just wanted to be viewed as equal. A good point brought up was religion, as the idea of a "pure" woman was ideal in society and painted a picture of the role of the woman: to be attentive, delicate, and serve their husbands. The influence religion had on the country was immense and it was hard going against the majority.

-Melani

Angelina's point about property ownership

2025-02-10 18:30:33 UTC

I think this point really reinforces how progress builds up on itself. When people rebelled against Britain for more rights, lower classes realized they could have more rights. When poorer people could have more rights, women realized that they, too, could have more rights. And so on.

- Leah

Hazel

2025-02-10 18:30:38 UTC

Women started the revolution in order to suppress those who suppressed them. Women wanted their rights and wanted to be seen as equals-they should be respected and cared for. During the movement, the women started getting jobs as teachers and they pushed their beliefs of equality onto those who wanted to listen, making the Women's Rights Movement larger and have more of an impact since it was women who were teaching the kids. Women weren't just doing the housework but actually gaining some income for the house, these women gained their voice through peaceful protest.

Jay

2025-02-10 18:32:18 UTC

Many women were taught from birth to accept their roles, making resistance difficult. Since it happens in private spaces like homes and families, it is less visible and harder to challenge than public forms of oppression.

Women literacey

27bowlegk — 2025-02-10 18:32:53 UTC

Only 40% of women were literate at the time

Audrey

2025-02-10 18:33:50 UTC

Michael talks about how only 40% of women were literate which showed why it took so long for their opinion ions to be heard.

Nino also talks about how the objectification of women allowed for their value to be based on appearance.

I like how so many people are bringing up purity culture and how that influenced how women were perceived.

2025-02-10 18:34:13 UTC

2025-02-10 18:34:46 UTC

nino made a good point that cultural norms had a big affect on it and how women were focused on physical appearance since they didn't have anything else to focus on since their rights were limited and that's why most people only focused on they physical aspects of women especially at that time-shaina

2025-02-10 18:37:08 UTC

michael also brought up the fact that the percentage of literate women is so low which shows why women's opinions weren't heard for such a long time -shaina

Gilary

2025-02-10 18:37:45 UTC

Intimate oppression is a hard thing to break due to it being such a long term thing, it’s something that happens in minuscule ways that teach women that they’re seen as lesser or that they’re less valued because of their sex. It’s something you see in your everyday life: when you’re condescended by your boss for making a mistake your male coworker got away with, when you see your mother get treated in a slightly disrespectful manner or get ignored when you’re father is there. It’s small things that remind you of the small difference between you and the men. Especially in different cultures, women are treated as less or as something to bargain away, it demeans them and hands these ideas down from mother to daughter.

2025-02-10 18:40:56 UTC

gender norms and how they were forced to work and have jobs especially after the American revolution when no one else but them could work so it changed the way women thought about themselves and what they wanted for their self -shaina

2025-02-10 18:43:46 UTC

Leah blended her information with her opinion well to create a great statement and even encouraged others with a question after.

Nino

2025-02-10 18:45:47 UTC

Leah had a really good point about how women just wanted to be treated as humans and the idea that they wanted to take over the country was false.

Another point made I liked was how women were objectified then and it shows how men were threatened from change and didn't want to lose power to the women intellect.

The last point I liked was Leah said how women were taught and brought up to be raised of beauty for men and slowly this was changed.

Adrianne

27castroa — 2025-02-10 18:47:45 UTC

I believe that women definitely felt oppressed, and that men and society viewed women as objects to be owned, just like slaves.

The idealization of women impacts the societal view of them, making them more objectified.

In an entire view, the job opportunities given to women were rooted in education. This allowed women to transition from household chores, to a more intellectual standpoint in society.

2025-02-10 18:48:52 UTC

Chris made a good statement about the woman who was a doctor in college. He made a good connected between the woman and male doctors. -etham

2025-02-10 18:51:30 UTC

Liam used extraordinary evidence but just needs to improve on how he brings it up

Ashley

2025-02-10 18:52:36 UTC

Womens lack of providing for basic resources such as schooling allowed for men to remove them from society
The power women recieved derived from the men in power
Women objectification was installed in order to prevent any rebellion against those in power keeping them there