Republican Motherhood (dec 13, 1790 – dec 13, 1800)
Description:
American women. If the republic were to succeed, women must be schooled in virtue so they could teach their children. The first American female academies were founded in the 1790s. This idea of an educated woman became known as "republican motherhood."Added to timeline:
Date:
dec 13, 1790
dec 13, 1800
~ 10 years