The Battle of the Sexes
Are all men created equal? For hundreds of years, the question of equality has been debated and continues to be a question to date. How do women fit into the equation of “equality”? During the transcendentalism movement in the 1850s, women began a quest to prove they were just as capable as their male counterparts. Women were being educated at about the same level as men during this movement. While men worked due diligence to show that there were two spheres—one sphere contained women and their roles in society and to their family. The other sphere contained men and their roles in society and to their family. Women began to write in such a manner that infuriated the male population. These women were challenging their “rightful place” with research and logic. Two such women were Margaret Fuller and Fanny Fern. Both women were “hell bent” on breaking down stereotypical roles for women. After comparing the different styles of writing, targeted audiences by these two women, and the male response to their written work, the reader will undeniably see that Fanny Fern’s approach is more effective at breaking down conventional gender roles created by men…show more content… Her male colleagues had the utmost respect for her. However, her writing was a more scholarly style based on research-based reasoning. Due to her intellectual ability, many women were not able to comprehend what her stance was on gender equality. She can be compare to the “eye” of the storm—calm, collected, and quite destructive. If compared to a modern daytime television woman associated with Margaret fuller would be Ellen DeGeneres. Like Ellen, she refrained from the lioness approach to the injustices women incurred. She befriended men and used this to her advantage to gain their support. She used biblical language as well as research based writing to spotlight the issues near and dear to her
