TWOMN 347: History of Women in the United States
Basic Information The Culture of Domesticity, or “Cult of Domesticity” for short, was a value system that was influential to the upper and middle class during the 19th century (Keister, 2011, p. 228). It is important to note that Black and immigrant women were often excluded from the Cult of Domesticity, and the culture demanded…
Basic Information Thomas Wentworth Higginson was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on December 22nd, 1823. Higginson lived to the age of 87 and died on May 9th, 1911. Higginson conducted most of his work near his home in Massachusetts, and was married twice in his life, raising three children in total, including one that was adopted.…