Diverse+Interpretations+1750+to+1914

Causes of Serf emancipation Causes of Slave Emancipation
 * Russian society differed a lot from the west. Since they were by authoritarian Czars, there was little political, economic or social reform.
 * The power of the nobility over the serfs increased steadily
 * Many Russian peasants fell into debt
 * They had to accept near-servant status under the noble landowners
 * Slavery and Serfdom had a fair amount of similarities
 * The headed to the cities in work in Russia's new industrial areas
 * Serfdom emancipation was more generous than the liberation of slaves
 * Abolitionist movements in Western nations fought to end slavery on moral and religious grounds
 * Enlightenment thinking also worked to persuade people oppose slavery

Debates Over Women's Roles Sources: 5 Steps to a 5, Princeton Review, Stearns book. wikipedia
 * Education was stressed in Western areas.
 * But, western girls were taught the importance of being at home and women's moral obligation
 * Many feminist movements worked to get legal and economic gains for women (equal access to jobs, higher education, and the right to vote.)
 * Many middle-class women argued that they deserved political power that equaled the power that women had in the household.
 * = **Women's Roles in Industrial Areas** ||= **Women's Roles in Colonial Societies** ||
 * Joined reform movements, labor unions, and socialist parties || Women worked on farms ||
 * Discovery of germs (Pasteur) reduced women's deaths || They tended to have less rights ||
 * Feminist movement developed in the city || Literacy rates tended to be lower ||
 * Primary role: domestic work || Primary role: domestic work ||