This idea is portrayed immensely in the following sentence, "Poor Rip was at last reduced almost to despair; and his only alternative to escape from the labour of the farm and the clamour of his wife, was to take gun in hand and stroll away into the woods. " Rip's farmland is in shambles while his children wear tattered and dirty clothes, therefore his wife begs him to work and provide for his family, yet he continues to ignore his wife's pleas and ventures into the wilderness. In 18th century America, the sole provider of money in the family was the man, thus making Rip Van Winkle&...

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'The property of a family belongs to the men of the family, no matter about the title. ... All the while, Alexandra is a strong and responsible character who rightfully owned the land, and successfully owned it, even purchasing several surrounding farms. ...

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Lesbian Families When I first signed up for the Lesbian Families Team Presentation I was a little tentative because I didn't know what to expect. ... Women built the villages, took care of children, and farmed. ...

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On the farm, he rarely leaves the kitchen; he inhabits women's space: "When grandmother and I went to the Shimerdas' house, we found the women-folk alone. ... Antonia takes part in activities and carries herself, as a male would do on the farm, in an unfeminine manner that Jim openly criticizes but is perhaps, on some level, jealous of because he inhabits feminine characteristics. ... It can be construed that Jim's sheltered and privileged life prevents him from being taken seriously by his family, friends and the reader as a hard working, independent and self-assured man. ...

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In rural areas men typically labored with their wives to work the farms and produce area crops. ... However, not only would she would have to live with the families in the area, but oftentimes would have to accept less than half of the wages that would have been offered to a male teacher (Ward 91). ...

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About 1,600,000 women had joined the workforce between 1914 and 1918 and held positions in government departments, in factories, on farms, in public transport, in post offices and also in business to name a few (Martin, 2009).Women became immersed in the male role which was out of their ordinary positions. ... The Royal commission included recommendations on updating the legislative system as well as addressing critical issues for women such as poverty, family law and the need for a federal representative for women ("The Royal Commission on the Status of Women" 2013). ...

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