HIT 2610 Remember the Ladies Status of American Women Article Questions

Remember the Ladies

As John Adams prepared to lead the United States into independence, his wife asked that he and his colleagues would “Remember the Ladies” in their new republic. In your estimation, was her request ever fulfilled?

1. During the early decades of independence (to 1835 or so), did the legal or political status of American women improve?
2. What about their economic or social status? How, if at all, did these change? Did the Market Revolution alter gender roles in ways that the American Revolution could not?
3. What about the present day? How would you assess the current status of American women? What improvements have been made since 1835? What improvements still need to be made

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