Changing/Conflicting Attitudes p. 210
More Change As societies changed, individual and group attitudes and values changed. Traditional ideas were challenged and some dropped. Fads and trendy ideas, were tried.
Cult of domesticity: * the ideal woman was the woman who stayed in and managed the home. Modeled in songs, novels, magazines, slogans “home, sweet home!” Middle and upper class practice.
Temperance Movement Effort led mostly by American women for a national ban of drinking alcohol. EC: Reasons (2) Male drunken violence against women and children Loss of family income and jobs due to drunkenness.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton: in mid 1840s, Susan B. Anthony, Lucretia Mott, and she were leaders in –the movement to abolish US slavery –the gaining of women’s rights.
Women’s suffrage: movement to gain right to vote for women US: Seneca Falls Convention—women and men declare effort to gain women’s suffrage. Similar movements sprang up in Britain and part of Europe.
Sojourner Truth: African-American woman who spoke out against –mistreatment of Blacks in America also was a proponent of women’s suffrage.
John Dalton: English Quaker school teacher who expanded ancient Greek ideas about the atom. He is considered the pioneer of the atomic theory: All matter is composed of atoms. After his work physicists and chemists pointed their attention at identifying atoms.
Charles Darwin: British naturalist (biologist). 1830s, set sail on a government- sponsored scientific voyage around the world. In 1859, he published his ideas: –All forms of life, including humans, had evolved (changed slowly over time) into their present state.
Racism: belief that one race is superior to another…..often based on unscientific or manipulated scientific evidence or theory. “Whites” will use racism to justify taking over lands owned by non-Whites and subjugating the non-Whites to work for them and buy their products –imperialism.
Social gospel: Western Christian movement aimed at social work to improve the lives of those in need, even non-Westerners
Standards Check, p. 211 Question: Three distinct classes: –Upper –Middle –Lower
Infographic, p. 211 Questions: 1 Show only acceptable activities for women were in the home. 2 Similar: –Women are performing domestic activities Different: –Women shown entertaining and doing everyday chore.
Primary Source, p. 212 Question:’ She believes that an well-rounded education would prepare women for the unexpected make them more independent.
Standards Check, p. 212 Question: Women were too emotional to vote; should be protected from politics; belonged at home, not in public Political farcefarce
Standards Check, p. 213 Question: Fewer children needed in farms or shops; Middle class families could send kids to school.
Image, p. 213 Question: Girls also being taught science Bright, supplied classroom
Infographic, p. 215 Questions 1 Travel let him study different varieties, This gave him ideas about survival and evolution. 2 The isolated species on the Galapagos had to adapt to the environment. The Islands were a natural laboratory.
Standards Check, p. 216 Question Research of Lyell and Darwin challenged traditional and Biblical views.
Standards Check, p. 216 Question: They worked for reform and social services
Brief Response Why are religious fundamentalists against science in today’s world?