Roles of Women in 1910s

The RMS Titanic photographed
during its April 1912 voyage.

The 1900s were the development of the rights of women, which weren't because they were just getting started. I've always been told that the 1910s were scary times especially for women and children. For a fact, a few interesting things happened in 1910s, especially the sinking of the the unsinkable ship called the Titanic. In the film, the conversational Birth of the Nation was depicted as racial and gender segregation, which is still worth the look today. For this decade, I looked at rebellions, education, and stereotypes because they were mostly looked down upon when they already proved that they could gain their right to vote.

A woman getting fitted in Paris,
France. c. 1910

The 1910s saw women beginning to rebel against marriage including some men, which separates them from those who are unable to continue their fight for their rights. The rebellion against marriage was, in fact, the most shocking thing back then because they weren't allowed to get a divorce. An annulment was the only thing that they could get back then. Today, countries such as the Philippines still has problems with marriage separation because of the Catholic church giving them a once in a lifetime choice to get married or not.

The women saw their role in society became more independent and emerged from just having a voice in politics to jobs and domestic independence as they headed towards the 1920s.

The decade also saw a reformance in education with almost every single woman starting to get a basic education and learning about the basic skills that they needed in their everyday lives; however, just like James Cameron's Titanic with Kate Winslet's character being engaged to a rich man straight out of high school. That was a huge trend during the 1910s with women often going to school to learn the basics and to find their partner in live. If high school wasn't enough for them to find love, they would go to college until they found the man that they would soon marry. Some women tried to break away from the stereotypical barrier and challenged other women go to school to receive and earn a a degree than to learn the basics and find love.

A girl learning how to sew.

Although the 1910s was the most rebellious decade in women's history, the decade was the scariest for men because of what was going on with women still fighting for their independence from the men. I thought that this decade was about power and how to keep that power once it's gained. I believe that we can carry on what they started even though they had nothing compared to what we have today. Those women achieved morality by standing up for what they believed in. I also believe that the women in the Philippines can fight for the right to get a divorce rather than an annulment  because not every single teachings in the Bible is accurate, right, and reasonable. The Bible says the man and is written by men. It also depicts women as housewives and lower than the man when have the smartest voice in history.

Sources

1. http://www.history.com/topics/titanic
2. http://feminist.com/askamy/womhist/wh46.html