Question

18.2. how did the labor and women’s movements challenge the nineteenth - century meanings of american freedom?
read and analyze the “voices of freedom” primary source document from the chapter, titled “women and economics” (1898) by charlotte perkins gilman. review the full document excerpt from the textbook here.
afterward, complete the following statement.

charlotte perkins gilman argued that in order for a woman to achieve
, she needed to possess
independence, which, when obtained, would improve women’s individual lives, but also their roles as
.
economic the right to vote servants freedom political wives and mothers

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "Women and Economics". Gilman argued women needed economic independence (to achieve freedom) as traditional roles confined them. Economic independence would improve their lives and their roles as wives and mothers (by empowering them in domestic spheres too). The first blank: "freedom" (goal), second: "economic" (type of independence), third: "wives and mothers" (roles improved).

Answer:

Charlotte Perkins Gilman argued that in order for a woman to achieve $\boldsymbol{\text{freedom}}$, she needed to possess $\boldsymbol{\text{economic}}$ independence, which, when obtained, would improve women’s individual lives, but also their roles as $\boldsymbol{\text{wives and mothers}}$.