17th, 18th, and 19th Century Unit Test

From birth, women had to obey their __________, and then after marriage, had to obey their __________.

Women were expected to tend the garden, cook for the family, take care of the children, and see that their husbands’ needs were met.

• True
• False

Why did women of the 17th-18th centuries have so many children?

If a woman was unhappily married to her husband, she could not get a divorce (at least, not easily). About how many cases of divorce were reported through 1700 and 1749?

Upper-class boys AND girls would go to school to receive an education.

• True
• False

What types of subjects were women educated on?

Women's clothing of the 17th-18th centuries was a SPECTACLE. Select the items that they wore.

• Corset
• "Rump"
• Crocs (cute ones)

• Stockings
• Heels

Feminists are AGAINST the patriarchy. What, in fact, IS the patriarchy?

List three things that women could NOT do during the 17th-18th centuries.

What is a positive archetype we usually see of females in art and literature?

• The femme fatale
• Mother Earth/Gaia
• The "Object"
• The Sinful Woman (Eve)