Women's History

Nineteenth Century

Women in the nineteenth century: research the everyday lives of women in the 1800s, from domesticity to slave narratives to fashion.

A wish for the next hundred years, written by Fannie Gage

The history of women from the time of the American Revolution through the Civil War.

This Social Studies School Service article has important information on the "cult of domesticity." Format: curriculum guide.

Fuller's overview of women's history, from the mid-19th century perspective.

Travelers to America in 1820-1842 describe their observations on women's lives, status and roles.

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