Although there were many supporters for woman's demand for equality, the majority of society in the 19th century did not respond well to this demand. Woman were beginning to fight for the rights they knew they deserved in order to feel equal to their husbands. In the 19th century the job of a woman was to cook, clean, and take care of the children. Other than these tasks woman did not do much in their lives. When woman began to change this stereotype, reactions were not very supportive. The first known woman's rights convention took place in July 1848. Here not only men, but woman gathered in Seneca Falls, New York to discuss the moment they were beginning. The life of a woman during this time was truly unfair and needed to be changed. Society was telling woman they should get married, but if they did all their property and belongings would later be considered their husbands. In both cases this was a lose lose situation that needed to be addressed and acted upon and that is exactly what woman's right activists were trying to do.
Woman today are treated much more equally then they ever have been treated all throughout history. Woman and men have equal rights, but woman are still not always considered to be equals to men. In class we were shown a Pantene commercial that explains some different perspectives society has when woman and men carry out the same role. The part of the video that spoke the most to me was the scene where a man was up late working while his child was sleeping. In the background of the man, the word dedicated was displayed. The same scene appeared, but instead of a man it was a woman who was up late working. The word in the background of this scene was selfish. I though it was crazy how mothers who also work are considered to be selfish, the whole reason those woman are working is to support their families and provide a better life for them.
Pantene Commercial
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