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doctrine of separate spheres

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A quick definition of doctrine of separate spheres:

The doctrine of separate spheres is an old idea that says husbands and wives have different roles in the family. According to this idea, wives are supposed to take care of the home and family, while husbands are supposed to work and provide for the family. This idea was popular in the 19th century, but it is not widely accepted today.

A more thorough explanation:

The doctrine of separate spheres is a historical belief that wives were limited to controlling the home, or the personal and domestic sphere, while husbands had control of the public sphere. This belief was common in family law during the early 19th century.

Under this doctrine, wives were expected to take care of the home and family, while husbands were expected to be the breadwinners. This meant that wives were not allowed to participate in public life, such as voting or holding political office.

For example, a woman who wanted to become a lawyer or doctor would not have been allowed to do so under the doctrine of separate spheres. Instead, she would have been expected to stay at home and take care of her family.

Another example is that women were not allowed to own property in their own name. Instead, all property was owned by the husband, who had complete control over it.

These examples illustrate how the doctrine of separate spheres limited the opportunities available to women and reinforced traditional gender roles. It was not until the women's rights movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries that these beliefs began to be challenged and changed.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
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Nice! @Macaque
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@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
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it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
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windyMagician
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reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
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NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
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let’s get after it boys and girls
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5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
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Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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