Men And Women Working Class Essay - 552 words

In the beginning of Anna Clark's essay, "Manhood, Womanhood, and the Politics of Class in Britain, 1790 - 1845, " she describes to the reader how the British political system was set up before the Chartists were formed. The upper and middle-classes were the groups with the political authority and the working-class and peasants had nothing politically. The politicians of this time were all men and were looked down upon by the working-class men due to their name-party homogeneous appearance. The working-class men styled themselves as "real men, " hard working, strong men that knew their sexual identity, unlike, it seemed, those in political offices. With all of this manliness being flaunted everywhere, the women of this time were trying to find a niche in the political system along with these working-class men. Eventually both men and women of the working-class came together and were both in the Chartist movement together.


Of course, at this time in history, it was looked down on for a woman to want to be in politics. The woman was supposed to stay in the home and nurture the children, not to meddle in the affairs of politics. Ms. Clark then tells of how the women get into politics because they believe that if politics was the reason why they could not get good food and decent shelter to take care of their families, then it was every woman's right to be involved in politics. For a while, both Chartist men and women believed in these issues along with the normal political ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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