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The proper role and status of women was the subject of debate following the American Revolution. Some women argued that since women also supported the Revolutionary effort, they should also reap the benefits of America's newfound liberties. The prevailing sentiment however, was that women's sphere should remain a domestic one, and women's efforts should be focused on the intellectual and moral elevation of the family. It had been long recognized that women held great power to reform dishonorable husbands and raise moral children. The subject of this sermon is the proper role of the genders. It states that men are to operate in public circles, while women are to influence the world by transmitting a strong sense of religion to their children. The words of Reverend Lathrop reflect the widespread belief that women are naturally more pious and virtuous. Work by women in such religious organizations as the Charitable Female Association of West Springfield was widely viewed as an appropriate extension of women's "more humble sphere."

 

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"The Importance of Female Influence in the Support of Religion. A Sermon, delivered to a charitable Female Association"

printer   Thomas Dickman
author   Joseph Lathrop (1731-1820)
date   May 15, 1810
location   Springfield, Massachusetts
height   8.0"
width   5.0"
process/materials   printed paper, ink
item type   Books/Booklet - Sermon
accession #   #L05.058


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Excerpts of the "Constitution of the Hawley Female Charitable Society"

Pages from the "Records of the Female Benevolent Society of the Town of Deerfield"

Excerpt "On the Condition of Women in the United States" article from The Liberator newspaper


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