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The Culture of Domesticity (often shortened to Cult of Domesticity [1]) or Cult of True Womanhood is a term used by historians to describe what they consider to have been a prevailing value system among the upper and middle classes during the 19th century in the United States. [2]
16 paź 2021 · The "cult of domesticity," or "true womanhood," was an idealized set of societal standards placed on women of the late 19th century. Piety, purity, submissiveness, and domesticity were the mark of femininity during this period.
An article that examines the ideal of True Womanhood in the nineteenth-century American culture, based on various sources such as magazines, gift books, religious tracts and novels. It analyzes the four cardinal virtues of piety, purity, submissiveness and domesticity that defined a woman's role and status in society.
An article that examines the sexual stereotypes and virtues of womanhood in the antebellum America. It argues that piety, purity, submissiveness and domesticity were the core values of True Womanhood, and how they reflected the social and religious values of the time.
This thesis explores how women's magazines of the mid-19th century promoted the ideal of true womanhood, which required them to stay at home and focus on their families. It examines how this ideal was influenced by social and economic changes and how it affected women's identities and opportunities.
Nineteenth-century, middle-class American women saw their behavior regulated by a social system known today as the cult of domesticity, which was designed to limit their sphere of influence to home and family.
The Cult of True Womanhood: 1820-1860. Barbara Welter. Published 22 January 1966. History. American Quarterly. and railroads, at work long hours in a materialistic society.
