Republican Motherhood, an anachronism in the history of feminism, was a movement that reinforced the idea of a domestic women’s sphere separate from the public world of men. It emerged after the American Revolution and focused on women’s role in fostering democracy through their influence on their children. The first American female academies were founded in the 1790s, and this idea of an educated woman became known as “republican motherhood”.
The key idea of republican mothers was that women were responsible for the early education of boys who would someday become voting citizens. This ideology, combined with the social model of women’s organizations, formed the earliest foundation of what would become the first feminist. Although it is an anachronism, the period of Republican Motherhood is hard to categorize in the history of feminism.
The original purpose of Republic Motherhood was to keep women confined to the domestic sphere, raising politically-conscious sons. The key idea of republican mothers was that women were responsible for the early education of the boys who would someday become voting citizens. Concepts of suffrage grew out of the fundamental suppositions of Republican Motherhood and its view of the important role women had to play in the republic.
During the Revolutionary War period, “republican motherhood” asserted that women’s patriotic duty was to raise children who were good citizens and committed to their country. As Republican Motherhood emphasized the virtue of women, it was only natural that women would find themselves as leaders within these movements.
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I think a lot of this talk in the comments that woman are “equal but different” really misses the key point. That may well be the case, even if the differences are largely superficial- but what we have to recognise is that no matter the diferences, woman have to be treated equally in the eyes of the law in order to pursue their own lives and all this grumbling about the present direction of feminism just seems a little like shielded sentiment especially when the article isn’t even about that.
Don’t understand how star wars is a patriarchal movie. Yes Luke was trained not Leila but that is because one, the plan was to have on of them in a governmental power position to make the rebel alliance and another to have all the skills to become a Jedi, both were equally important to the plot. This is proven by Leila knowledge of Obi-won as a Jedi showing that if she wanted to become a Jedi then she could of but knew she had more important things to do. Also Leila needed a new name so Obi-won didn’t have to protect both Luke and Leila thus she Leila became a Organa. Secondly Luke was placed on Tatouine in hopes that the terrain would shape Luke into a Jedi like Anakin/Darth Vader wdid, and so Obi-won could watch over him. Further more Tatouine was know for there great pilots, and in hopes that Luke would become one they put him there. This is proven by his friend Dax witch they met on Tationune at a race club. Further more Teenage boys are bitches and it was thought a better idea to put Luke with his relatives. Now you might be asking why the first place Vader would of checked for his son would be on Tatouine, but one he ditched all of his memories of his relatives when he became Darth Vader, and two he did not find out about his offspring till later on after Luke became a Jedi. And he couldn’t find out about Leila because she had a different last name. Further more Leia cant become a Jedi proven by the fact the Darth Vader couldn’t sense her as he could of Luke. And this movie compensated by making the most two important governmental leaders in the rebel alliance Girls in Princess Leila and Mon Mothma.