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The Cult of Domesticity Republican Motherhood

The Cult of Domesticity Republican Motherhood. Robby Handy. Republican Motherhood. Mother devotion Teach morals and civic virtue More educational opportunities for women Republican women = responsibility for national survival Increased respect. The Cult.

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The Cult of Domesticity Republican Motherhood

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  1. The Cult of DomesticityRepublican Motherhood Robby Handy

  2. Republican Motherhood • Mother devotion • Teach morals and civic virtue • More educational opportunities for women • Republican women = responsibility for national survival • Increased respect

  3. The Cult • When married, left behind all careers • Much power in family • Outside family, not very much power • Women were expected to follow: • Piety • Purity • Submission • Domesticity

  4. The End • The End • The End • The End • The End • The End • The End • The End

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