Women in the 19th Century: Crash Course US History #16
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- In which John Green finally gets around to talking about some women's history. In the 19th Century, the United States was changing rapidly, as we noted in the recent Market Revolution and Reform Movements episodes. Things were also in a state of flux for women. The reform movements, which were in large part driven by women, gave these self-same women the idea that they could work on their own behalf, and radically improve the state of their own lives. So, while these women were working on prison reform, education reform, and abolition, they also started talking about equal rights, universal suffrage, temperance, and fair pay. Women like Susan B. Anthony, Carry Nation, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the Grimkés, and Lucretia Mott strove tirelessly to improve the lot of American women, and it worked, eventually. John will teach you about the Christian Temperance Union, the Seneca Falls Convention, the Declaration of Sentiments, and a whole bunch of other stuff that made life better for women.
Hey teachers and students - Check out CommonLit's free collection of reading passages and curriculum resources to learn more about the events of this episode. Few women were as vocal for women's rights during the 19th century as Susan B. Anthony: www.commonlit.org/texts/the-l...
Anthony worked for women's right to vote alongside great women like Sojourner Truth, who stressed the importance of intersectional feminism in her influential “Ain't I a Woman?” Speech: www.commonlit.org/texts/ain-t...
Chapters:
Introduction: How Women Transformed Pre-Civil War America 00:00
Women's Experience During Colonial America 0:59
Women's Participation in the Political Process 1:35
Women's Participation in the Market Revolution 2:49
Mystery Document 3:46
Women's Opportunities for Work 4:52
Women's Participation in Reform Movements 5:40
Women's Suffrage 7:24
Women in the Abolitionist Movement 8:04
Opposition to Women's Rights 8:56
The Suffragettes 9:36
The Patriarchy 11:20
Women's Participation in Reform Movements 12:03
Credits 12:38
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Thank you john for teaching me all the stuff I didn't learn in school.
***** smooth
you aint lyin. i feel ripped off now lol
***** you’re*
(Note that I used ’ instead of ')
We really need an education reform
I literally learned all about this stuff - were you folks not paying attention that day or something?
So as an adult college student I appreciate this series and how passionate and engaging the presentations are, my kids come running into the room when it's mystery document time. I wish my professors had mastery over their subjects and would express more. Thanks for this great series.
Dear Crash Course team,
Im currently in New York and what seems to be a blizzard that will keep me in front of my tv for the remainder of the weekend. I thought that I would take this opportunity to be a productive law student and begin my readings that are due Monday, only to find myself nodding off and dreaming about how much fun it would be playing outside. After waking up, I decided to try and trick myself into believing that this subject is not as boring as my body wants me to believe. I googled constitutional interpretation videos and the first episode of your videos came up. Four gin and tonics and sixteen videos later I am not only experiencing a pleasant inebriation, I am also extremely excited to continue bing watch the remaining episodes, either until I finish the series or until these libations have me passed out on the couch.
Thank you
Who says you're a bad law student, you've already got the alcoholism down!
I have my ap us history test friday and you, John are my savior
me too, you're gonna kill it my homeskillet
@@reiwormproductions thanks man. Tomorrow is the big day.
Heck yeah boys let's get it
@@HurricaneWind425 LET'S GET THIS BREAD BABY, 1 DBQ
@@reiwormproductions heck yeah!
John did a wonderful job here. He covered a quite tragic topic during parts of this video, but was still humorous without being disrespectful. Nice job Mr. Green!
My history teacher skipped the entire section on the Seneca falls convention and women's rights! I am actually outraged right now that he would say nothing came of these movements and that they were unimportant.
OMG MY TEACHER DID THE SAME THING???!!!! She skipped it and went on with the world war 1 AND we STILL had a test on the unit she skipped UGH
Yeah same my hair key teacher completely skipped over the Women's Suffrage Movement and I was angry >:
History*
**Doesn't remember who Mace Windu is**
Me: "It's treason then"
Does your Mac not kill Facists anymore? That's a shame.
I completely love John Green and crash course. I also of course learning about powerful women, but I appreciate him acknowledging that many women believed in the ideals that were suppressing women. It helps make us more equal, open to praise and criticism.
.....Today these establishments are known as 'frat houses'.
Currently binge-watching the first half of this series to cram for my midterm
Good Luck
the test is tomorrow morning and im just giving up
same
@@brianadestiny3246 I FEEL YOU
same
How did you do?
uuuuf can relate
anyone else cramming these videos the night before the APUSH exam?
Not the right one but ap euro. QwQ
Taking APUSH this year and gonna take APEH next
Good luck with APUSH, I have to say i really loved that class. Hope you do too and good luck on the test in may or so.
P.S Taking AP LIterature!
www.singinghistory.com/ yall should check this out, the songs on this site saved me and my friends in apush
I am before my praxis. They are a great review.
The lack of ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment is one of the most staggering issues I had ever read about, mostly because some of the loudest voices against it were women. People like Phyllis Schlafly who openly heckles feminists at speeches. Her logic is what really baffles me, that the ERA would potentially remove things like widow reperations for husbands KIA during war, or maternal leave.
And here lies the giant flaw in that logic: Don't make those gender bound. The fact male soldiers that die grant reperations to their widows, but female soldiers that die are not recongized the same way to their husbands. That is a program that needs ammending, it wasn't likely to ever go away. Funny thing about equality: IT'S MEANS EQUAL, FOR BOTH PARTIES.
In the recent movie Lincoln there's an excellent scene on the house floor where they're discussing freeing all slaves through the 13th amendment.
They're discussing the slippery slope where if you free the slaves what next? They go on to make comparisons by saying next the freed slaves will want to vote which caused a stir in the house. After that they take this point to an "extreme" by suggesting that now women will want to vote after this is done. At that point the house floor totally erupts into wild outrage.
I thought that was an interesting scene that really demonstrates during that time period much of what peoples feelings were about women, like you've discussed in this video.
XX XXI
"Living without rights in a pottyless nation" is my new album title.
the ending statement of these videos are always so powerful and full they make me want to go outside and change the world lmao
Do it!!! There are men like me in the YPG who support women's liberation. Have hope my friend. The YPJ is a women's army who demands respect with weapons in hand.
I love Crash Course . Closed captions would be great . I have EL Students and poor readers as well as hearing impaired students. The automatic cc just don't work and end up confusing some students even more. I've created pre viewing guides but I like sneaking in the reading element Thank you for doing these..
am i the only one who watches these for fun?
yes
No lol
elitegamerhasdream
I watch this for fun too! And other random 2 hour documentarys XD
NO! Learning history is a hobby for me and there is so much history about women that we never learned. Love it!
No shutup
I really love these history videos, john, they really help me to understand!!! I think it would be quite interesting if you did a video about how women (especially in germany) changed throughout WW1
"who are we kidding, you're too busy dancing" Classic Shakers...
Luke had a more physical connection to the force, where as Leias was more metaphysical. While Leia had metal force abilities, (like the ability to mentally connect with her mother) Luke had the ability to connect with the physical aspects of the force, which was why he had the capability to become a Jedi. Leia lacked that ability. Rey on the other hand #UltimateForceUser.
I think the creature just wanted a guy to be the Jedi and not the strong smart and not a pansy female character.
Sorry Star-war fans but Lukes a Big Baby. 🔫
Do you mean creator?
yeah sorry :-)
That wasn't intended to be rhetorical question. I was genuine befuddled as to whether you intended to ridicule to the writer as a "creature" haha.
LOL:-)
Thank you so much for making these videos! Your teaching skills, which are amazing, have not only helped me, but my friends too. :)
The Crash Course comment section is always something that has fascinated me... I know that looking at it is a worse idea than taking away Hitler's paintbrush, but I look at it anyway, regret it, and then do it again the next video.
SuperHamsterhuey - why? do dissenting opinions cause you pain? might that be cognitive dissonance?
Will Preston no, the stupidity in wich those opinions are launched is what gives me seisures.
This was the first place I found comment that where scary. If you don't like the way he teaches, then why are you watching? Find somebody who shares your opinions and let them teach you.
BuddyWolf 13 that's not how the world works. if you find someone spreading incendiary lies you confront and expose them you don't just go away and find someone you agree with to talk to.
i feel a bit dumb even having to explain that to you but there you go
***** you cant call people stupid whilst being illiterate, it undermines your argument
This is a really good video!
And I really like his Flowey thing on his desk with all the power ups!
Calista Lahocinsky Not an Undertale reference
This would make a great HBO Original series.
It was called Season 1 of Boardwalk Empire.
+Matthew Glosser
I know that, I'm talking about a series just based on women's rights from how it assembled to they're victory.
+Lorenzo Vasquez *their
+TheBleachRocker
Indeed Watson; Their victory.
+Lorenzo Vasquez W
Great summary and review for my college course. Thanks!
"you're too busy dancing" cracksss me up LOL
John Green explained this in episode 1. He doesn't think Alaska should be part of the United States, which he is apparently going to explain once we get to an episode involving Alaska
I like how you touched on the subjects that were important to women of the day. I used to love the book "Eight Cousins" by Louisa May Alcott and this vid helps me to understand more clearly that she was actually writing about the conflicting influences of the time and how she tried to steer girls into valuing things that were ultimately more important like true friendship and health rather than what would make her fit in to society better.
LOVE the frat house! Thought Bubble and John's commentary guarantees that I remember and understand this information! Thank you! So entertaining!
You're awesome, you helped me pretty much with a Project about Frances Ellen Watkins Harper. thanks man!
I'm sure you were excited to have Rey join the Jedi. :)
and a African and a Latino
Joelle A-B. I see her being a sith because she hasn't done the training
Just to let you know, there was also 3 movies, 2 shows, dozens of not hundreds of comics and multiple games with female Jedi before Rey.
It's just too awesome when women show how important they are, were, and will always be to the world
sweetokiddo sarcasm he was refering to Freud with penis envy.
I would like to see him name 10 notable women on a global scale who are alive today who have done something to benefit the world as a whole
Michael. You are really close minded, wow
Look who's been living in the dark ages for the past century. I applaud your ignorance, Micheal. Also, feel free to share the links to the "scientific research". I'm genuinely interested in what it says.
@Datniceman , I like u homie
that animation where the dude in the back swigs a bottle of booze hidden in his coat is GOLD!! never laughed so hard in my like life! great stuff love ya'ls work!! :)
John Green is simply awesome. Love his books and videos!!
Helping me study and actually watch videos I like
when he said Wonderwomen was from the dc universe I died
+John Owen She is from DC
+John Owen fuck you ya dumb bitch
+Dash Blum You two are so dumb I can barely believe it, he was saying he found the line funny, not saying John was wrong.
+Abby Ritter thx
If you died, how'd you comment?
I love John's jokes, "Oh It's time for the `Mystery Document?` I hope it's from `Women: Man's Best Friend!`"
Why didn't I find this stuff sooner??? I just learned more on this subject in 13mins than I had in two 1hr class periods. Thanks, College! XP
LOL! "You're not watching... You're too busy dancing!" This is great. Awesome episode.
11:29 Actually, after Return of the Jedi, Luke trained Leia. Also, there were a lot of other female Jedi.
Snapety McSnap Thank you for putting this here, I was hoping someone would. Some of the women included: Leia, Adi Gallia, Barris Offe, Ahsoka Tano, Luminara Unduli, Asajj Ventress (former), and Shaak Ti (I may have misspelled many of these, sorry)
Yes but I don't think that this is what John meant. First, I can't think of any female Jedi introduced in the original trilogy (please correct me if I'm wrong), of course the prequels came much later so at more inclusives time. Also, his point was that, story-wise, at one point does it make more sense to train Luke and not Leia ? Or the both of them, as young people ? Leia even was privileged by education and everything, so how did she not receive this training.
Finally, it's not because he threw some shade at Star Wars that it makes it any less great. I freakin love Star Wars. But we have to recognize that the media we consumed is shaped my society, and vice-versa. It's always important to admit that this thing we liked, has many problematic aspects. It doesn't mean Star Wars is sexist, just that it is a reflection of our time, and we should ask ourselves why it is the way it is. John said it : because patriarchy.
Blue You do make a very good point. Although it is canon that Yoda wanted to train Leia instead of Luke, that was released in a book WAY after the original trilogy. I don’t know if Leia didn’t get trained because she didn’t have someone to train her (There were no Jedi on Alderaan because a. There were very few Jedi left, about 8 left [currently in canon], and b. Alderaan is a very busy and important place and no Jedi that is in hiding would go there. it also wasn’t revealed that she was force sensitive. So it is possible that it was a story decision to not train her, but I do think you make a very good point. I don’t know what George Lucas and the other people making the movie were thinking, but I think it will remain a mystery whether Leia not getting trained was a story decision, tainted by society, or a little bit of both. Have a good day Blue 😉
@@TransMera probably a little both as everything is, this was definitely not a conscious "we can't have female protagonists and women can't be jedi" but probably not very much considered, so that it became the story :) have a good day too !
Your roast of Eric Foner was much appreciated considering I'm studying for the final exam his textbook helped write.
That reference to Samus Aran of the Metroid franchise at 0:27 made my day! Such an underrated game.
omg! 😊love crash course i learn sooo much before i go to scho and its actually interesting.
sliced bread is the greatest thing since women's pants
i hope you're getting paid well for this cuz it's verrrrryyyyyy helpful !
I just discovered your videos when I happened across this one on The Mary Sue. You are hilarious...and informative! Love it!
I would like to point out that Queen Victoria herself was very against women's rights, and was outraged at the ideas of Amelia Bloomer and her trousers.
A book on the kings and queens of England. Had to use it for a research paper a few years back.
It was in England, but I will see if I can find it.
Not the first thing she was wrong about.
Queen Victoria also hated babies, later in life she made quite clear she only ever wanted it to be her and her beloved husband Alfred in a letter to her daughter Vicky. It was in a documentary, I saw it in CZcams I think it's called " Victoria's children," or something like that, there's 3 of them.
Lokiwintersoldier Ironic considering the size of her family.
Did anyone else notice he put a picture of magikarp on the side when he said "defenseless" in the mystery document?
Yes, They use that often... a few videos back it was the stag-like wood spirit from Mononoke Hime showing up during the mystery segment.
And Thoughtbubble has had Samus Aran from the Metroid videos and Snake from Metal Gear Solid amongst other "Easter Eggs"... although i can't say when which character was snuck into the stories only that it happens often and is always fun to discover.
Crash Course is filled with Easter eggs. It's fun to look for them. This isn't an Easter egg, but in one video there is a thought bubble about someone messing around and causing an explosion. A few seconds later his body falls from a closer perspective as if falling in front of us looking through a window. I I laughed for days. I wish I could remember which one it is.
Wow, what an interesting video. Just discovered this channel and its great !
Thanks very much Crash Course. Finally have some good research materials to go on..
I think the Catherine Beecher quote was misinterpreted. She's not arguing that women shouldn't want greater freedom. She's arguing against the chauvinist ideals that claim to honor and idolize women but really just infantilize them and never give them the respect as human beings that they deserve.
Carrie Nation is freaking awesome. People actually feared her. You go, girl!
Hahaha I loved how you mentioned Star Wars. Recently, Lucasfilm was bought by Disney (and was passed on to a female CEO, though I'm not sure if that's too significant considering the growing conscientiousness of people regarding sexism these days), and the new Star Wars films feature the unsexualized Ray as our main protagonist that she may embark on the hero's journey males have traditionally undertaken.
Not just that. Man, I'm giggling just thinking of it... The first people (and main characters, as it turns out) featured in the Force Awakens was a black guy and Latino guy. Disney has been TRYING to produce media that features a diversity of characters. I can see that, and it's especially giggle-worthy to see it in much of kid's media these days.
But to take the popular and seminal franchise of Star Wars and do THAT... it's unbelievable.
The next thing is to make a Legend of Zelda series that has Zelda as our main protag instead of Link. Immensely popular, big franchises have such great power. It's when I really feel that artist's can actually have a massive voice.
On a different note, kid's toys need to have an overhaul of male and female marketing. Like, my school still separates the classes for boy's toys and girl's toys. Ridiculous.
I'm just puking opinions now, just cuz this video got me so excited... but I can feel great and terrible change approaching. Something to do with millennials and globalization and the U.S. being such a melting pot and its infrastructure on immigration. And having the total opposites Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders rise to incredible popularity in this year's election.
It has something to do with this eras tech and ideas, and the fact these ideas can be broadcast so easily through such tech.
I love these Crash Course vids cuz I can sort of see what's happening now, all around me...
You, the Crash Course team, were some of the first of those changes. You were at the beginning of it.
relax dude
***** did you read all that? Wow. Anyway, absolutely nobody will care if you quit my dear
It's not unfair that most industries on this planet are male dominated. Entertainment is no exception. Even I think it's odd when some feminists go ballistic over the most trite things.
Bottom line is, the world would be far more robust, interesting, peaceful, and thought-provoking through simple inclusion.
I understand that Zelda is an established franchise and there are certain things you can't just change. But that's the point, isn't it?
And I'm not just talking about Zelda. That's a teeny tiny sample of the pandemonium we'll experience when guys and gals (and everyone else) get the same opportunities and regard. Especially in entertainment, which is distilled culture.
Lol. I talked a lot again.
But this shit's important. In fact, it may be the most important thing there is.
Matrinique most important thing what joke what about poor people in Africa or zika or malaria or refugees sorry not important we have to make all games good enough for women
Matrinique Isn't Rey destined to be a Sith for not doing any of the training?
Awesome videos!! Keep on Teaching awesome facts!!
My teacher always makes us watch him😂😂
John reminded me of the Babysitter's Club movie. "Did we even have a country back then?" And then Mallory responds with "no, but we had a lot of diphtheria."
this was amazingly detailed :) deffo subscribing to you sir XD
The guy in the background at 7:20 sneaking a drink is perfect lol
"Oh, me from the past, you sniveling little idiot..." This is why I love John Green lol.
Defenseless:Magikarp
+Anjali Gonuguntla defenseless: gyarados lol
excandrill
This helped me with my essay🙏
5:46 the Kramer painting from Seinfeld is on the wall lol good reference
me: wow! a video about women in the 1800s, a topic that doesn’t have a lot of easy to find information! let me check out the comments.
me: *looks at the comments*
me; ...ah.
I love the Samus reference. (Forgive me if I spelt that wrong)
I noticed that too!
Nintendo didn't remakes Return of Samus...
A Shitbucket To Put Stuff In you spelled it perfectly ❤️❤️
The fact that a magikarp was used to symbolize being defenseless was awesome. Job well done!
"too busy dancing" I LOL'd
Are you sure the quote isn't Phyllis Schlafly? Pretty sure I saw her screeching that on CSPAN.
You know the ironic thing, is that despite women only being "valued" if they got married, they had more rights if they weren't married. They could sign contracts when if they married, they couldn't.
I had to watch this for homework and I thought it would be boring and all that but I was pleasantly surprised by this! This is an awesome way for teaching about history and any other subject. I freaking loved this!
thank you so much, you would not believe how much this helps with ap history
I don't understand the beef with the discussion of feminism. This isn't the modern man-hating third-wave feminism, this is the original emancipation of women. The liberation of women to the status of human. It seems a lot of people simply can't understand just how repressed women were in those days. Not being able to own property, not being allowed to earn money, complete obedience to husband, no vote of course. This is the shit we rail against Saudi Arabia for.
The only reason the abolition of slavery overshadows this in history is because it started a war. But because the two movements are intertwined, and are the formation of our modern ideals, of equal rights for all, this discussion of feminism is extremely fucking relevant to history.
drkcharizard Very clever
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Rob749s the feminists in Britain instigated the white feather campaign and sent 100,000s of poor men to die in the trenches in WW1
Will Preston They weren't sent to die. That would be a terrible objective for a war campaign, don't you think?
Rob749s you think the upper class suffragettes cared what happened to poor working men?
no, WW1 was like a game of chess for the ruling elite. they didn't care about the poor. they still don't.
Magikarp = defenseless, Pokemon reference ftw! LOL
I am an Indian ,but love your course on the US history.
It's amazing MR Green.
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I love this channel! I'm such a freakin' nerd XD also, you should do one on New Zealand please!! I mean, you did Captain Cook but only mentioned NZ once!
I'm from the Middle East. This sounds like a discription of how it is for women here today. FML
And yet there was feminist movements all around the Arab world in the 19th and 20th century. Look at Huda Sharaawi who travelled the world to attend feminist conferences for example...That's so sad that we often forget (or ignore) the work and ideas of these pioneers, and believe that the Middle East was (and is for some) a static place...
+Annie Ranai ugh, autocorrect. *were* of course.
It's not just Huda, Nawal Sadawi, Fatima Al Marnisi. It's also people like you and me. Keep up the good fight
Yes, there were so many more of course! I was watching a documentary on Saudi women the other day, and it was eye-opening. One of them, Somayya Jabarti, is such a badass. Anyway, as you said, let's keep fighting 😀
I may be in the US but keep pushing forward. I am rooting for you.
Is his using of the seemingly meaningless phrase "5 5ths human" a reference to the practice of counting 3 5ths of the slave population toward the population of a state?
Yea
It might not be... if I recall correctly that wasn't the only occurence of 'moral calculus' in history, unfortunately... googling it that's the only reference I could find actually, nevermind.
But the idea that slaves are entitled to SOME human rights is one that dates back into prehistory.
That specific phrase was a reference to the 3/5ths compromise. This is obvious in context.
He had just talked about it within like a minute of that.. lol
Loved the comic book intro.
love this!
As my teacher says, "The AP loves women and minorities!" So here I am.
Love your vids! I've mentioned you in my newest video as one of my fave CZcams channels, in celebration of CZcams Comedy Week! A lot of the comments support why it's so important to include women in history and how we are still quite messed up when it comes to gender and misogyny. Crash course is a force for good :)
Defenseless - Magickarp for some reason I laughed so hard I had to pause the video cause I couldin't hear it and my sides are now in a dimension not yet explored by man. LOVE these vids, and mental floss, and ways to be more interesting, love em all!
I'm so happy you corrected the Wonder Woman thing. I was about to get mad lmao Good video though!
'...Jedi - all dudes', 'why didn't they train Leia', etc.
Hello from 2016. JJ got it right by making Rei (probably Luke's daughter) a kick-ass untrained Force-using not-very-Jedi fighter girl.
The fact that Rey could do all this crazy force powers with no training was bullshit though
I love women.
Kaliss. That's a bit extreme o.o
wait how?
Best study guide ever 👍
Part 1 part 2... If anything this topic should have its own playlist .
Rosa Parks was one right?
Well, we read Uncle Tom’s Cabin in literature, and I actually really liked it, so ...
I love you so much. Thank you for saying this.
I love to read which is what brought me to Crash Course Literature, the first of several of your courses that I have enjoyed. I don't understand why Uncle Tom's Cabin is not considered good literature but The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is? Language wise they are both fairly difficult to read, yet both evoke the same emotions for the characters and the time, at leat for me.
I'm a true student and fan of Crash Course and I think you and Hank are AWESOME 👍🏽☺️
That Samus reference
They trained Luke and not Leia for two reasons. The first one being that Luke had a stronger connection to the force. The other reason was that Leia was a key member in the rebel alliance and training her would have jeopardized it. Futhermore people knew Anakin Skywalker. Lukes name gives away that they were related. However only two people knew that Leia was the daughter of Anakin and they didn't want to reveal that Anakin had two children
Also in the alternative ending in the force unleashed II it is shown that if Luke was to be turned to the dark side or get killed Leia would be trained in the ways of the force
2:50 I am TOTALLY impressed- you named all 3 'cult' rock references I could come up with 'off the top of my head'. Rock On :)
Leia was trained and eventually became a jedi master in the galactic alliance era, and evidence present in SW the force unleashed 2's DLC states that she was actually trained prior to the battle of endor, considering she engages in a duel with starkiller after he kills Han and Chewie
We read Uncle Tom's cabin in reading class in 7th grade.
Luke Skywalker after John Green saying Leia was better: “Amazing, every word you just said is wrong.”
I love the Duck Hunt dog!
Congratulations John you have turned a thoughtful and meaningful video on women's rights into a StarWars debate