"…But I Am Fully Convinced That All the Suffering of All

"…But I am fully convinced that all the suffering of all the negro slaves combined,is as nothing in comparison to that which women,as a whole suffer.Women are as much dependent upon men for their sustenance as were the negroes upon their masters…"
$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$ Victoria Woodhull,1871
"It is not motherhood that keeps the housewife on her feet from dawn till dusk;it is house service not child service.Women work harder than most men,and not solely in maternal duties.The savage mother carries most of the burdens,and does all menial service for the tribe."
$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$ Charlotte Perkins Gilman,1898
Using the excerpts above,answer parts a,b,and c.
a)Briefly explain why the role of women changed from 1870 to 1898.
b)Briefly explain ONE important similarity in the way both excerpts portray the role of women during this time period.
c)Briefly explain how Americans would have responded critically to these excerpts.