Betty was not happy in her new marriage except for in the beginning of the marriage. I don't think she was happy because Spencer kept leaving for long periods of time. Plus he was cheating on her with another women in new york. Her mother wouldn't let her divorce Spencer or come live with her because disgrace for breaking the tradition of women. Her mother didn't want that type of person in her home. So Betty decided to move with her friend in a apartment and divorce Spencer and move on with her life.
Monday, February 2, 2015
Mona Lisa questions
The roles of women were different from the roles of women now. By that I mean back then the men expected their wives to have dinner on the table by 5 p.m. They also expect women to do all the choirs and raising of the children. The choirs consist of laundry , cooking , cleaning , and grocery shopping. Now days women have different responsibilities these are really looked at the same way. women are more independent then back then.The way women are now is the way Katherine Watson saw them. She wanted those young ladies to be the leaders of the future.
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I agree that the expectations of women has risen greatly since the 50's. They are not expected to pursue their own set of goals. Yet, and you said, in the 50's they were expected to simply sit in the back and watch and care for their husbands.
ReplyDeleteI agree that women were only expected to be good at housekeeping chores, however Katherine wanted them to be leaders of the future. I also feel that Betty was not okay with being cheated on and I think she was too embarrassed to get a divorce.
ReplyDeleteI agree with that. I like how you said Katherine saw them as future leaders.
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