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Upper-Working Class

  • Most prestigious class for women to fall under.
  • Wore fancy clothes such as corsets, laces, and veils.
  • Usually had a form on inheritance passed down and married rich.
  • Sometimes lucky enough to receive a general education.

Lower-Working Class

Patriarchy and The Role of Women in the Early 1800s

  • Class where the majority of women fell.
  • Began working as young as 8 or 12.
  • Worked in domestic service, as agricultural laborers, seamstress, washer women, and serving the wealthy.
  • Still expected to maintain a home, caused high-stress.

Introduction

  • Women were controlled by every male figure in their life.
  • Sole purpose in life was to find a husband, remaining single was unheard of.
  • Men received all of the Women's inheritance when they were married.
  • During the wedding ceremony women had to vow to obey their husbands.

Underclass Women

  • The worst off of the three classes.
  • Typically dressed in rags.
  • They were deprived of any education or job opportunities.
  • Often resorted to begging or prostitution.

Classes of Women

  • Underclass women
  • Lower-working class women
  • Upper-working class women
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