Feminism as we know it today was non-existent during this time. Until 1910 when the women’s suffrage movement came into focus, there was little feminist activity (Cruea, 187). Throughout their entire life, women were trained to be obedient and take care of all domestic activities, enforced into the submission of men. In addition, they were portrayed as delicate and weak beings (Cruea, 189). Women were treated as objects, rather than subjects. Young women became accustomed to being mere decorations, trained into submission to their husbands and children. If women were to attempt to become independent, it was viewed as