19th Century Women

19th century women

The term being stoned took a whole different meaning in the 19th century. Not only were terms different but the attitudes were as well. Data that formulated by some of the leading experts was all believed to be true. One of the more interesting topics was women's beauty.

Women have different definitions for what was or wasn't beautiful. But, during the 19th century, there wasn't a lot of data to choose from. There were only a few sources and it seemed as if people felt that their knowledge was all true.

Beauty is not an easy thing to describe. First of all, beauty is an idea. There is no specific example of one thing that is the exact definition of beautiful. Beauty is something that holds traits to which the beholder is fond of. Beauty is something that the person finds to be pleasant to the eye. The most important concept about beauty is that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. There are over 6 billion people on this planet. Each person is unique therefore the term beautiful is going to have many different meanings. There is no set definition. For instance, the Mona Lisa painting is considered to be a great work of art to some and to others it is simply a picture of an average looking women. The idea of beauty or what is beautiful is always changing. This paper will discuss the 19th century's version of beauty and compare and contrast it to contemporary society's view.

The 19th century was a different time. It seems as if people were considered credible with a mild amount of research. People felt that what researchers were saying about women, were true. Men were considered superior to women. To keep this theory alive, men tried their best to find ways in which they kept women inferior to them. It doesn't help that this assumption is backed by the Bible. The Bible is one of the most powerful books on the entire planet. It is by far the #1 bestseller, all time. In the Bible it says all Men are created equal. In addition, The Bible has a tale called Adam and Eve, and God makes a women, named Eve. After being told that she couldn't eat an apple from a tree, she does. So from the very beginning, women were already thought to be less than men. Sadly, this notion that women were lesser beings than men, was widely practiced during the 19th century. If women spoke out it was said that they were thrown in mental asylums and forced to take medication. Men really thought that these women were sick. Men felt that if women thought differently or didn't agree with what was considered their place, then they were deeply ill. This wasn't a thought amongst only a few males during the 19th century, but many. It is a sad place to live in where people think you are abnormal and sick if you speak out for what you believe in. In Susan Powers essay,

In contemporary society it is safe to say that Women are different than they were in the 19th century. Change has occurred but maybe not for the better. People generally have mixed opinions when it comes to the progress of women's beauty over the years. In contemporary society, the notion of what makes women beautiful is also different. In an Article from Allure, titled Life under the Knife, by Hope Donahue, One Women's quest for beauty led to a nose job, cheek implants, and lip injections by age 23. And her obsession had just begun. The women who remained anonymous said, "You might be models or actresses but I have breeding. But if I was so perfect what was I doing going from doctor to doctor. I rush to the mirror, checking, always checking; for what?" This is the typical thought process for women in our society today. Women feel as if beauty is only what is on the outside. Like this women, people become obsessed with their image and do everything they can to make it "perfect." The sad thing is many women don't know when to stop. Most women who have 1 operation are more prone to do another. Some women get operations done because they don't feel that they are beautiful. This is an extremely sad state of mind. Not being able to be satisfied with one's self would be extremely depressing. Women should feel beautiful the way they are. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and some people will like you if you are a good person.

It doesn't help that the media