Womens Rights in the 1940s Illustrated in Kate Chopins...

In â€Å"The Story of An Hour† by Chopin illustrates the role of woman in marriage and in the society during her time. It demonstrates the issue of male dominance. There are some similarities and differences in the role of woman in marriage and in the community in 1940’s compared to the way women are treated today. And these are seen in the rights of women and in the responsibilities regarding family and marriage. We read â€Å"A story of an hour† written by Kate Chopin. It is about a young married woman, Louise Mallard, who has a heart condition and a shock can kill her immediately. Her sister, Josephine, was careful not to upset Louise that her husband, Brently Mallard, died in a train accident. Louise cried and went to her room. However, Louise†¦show more content†¦She remained inside the house because her husband believed Louise is weak. Women are not also allowed to be in the politics. However, today, women and men have quite equal rights. Women are allowed to vote and can have a position in our government to serve their country. In the Philippines, we have a woman president in my country. Actually, she is the second president to rule our country. Men in our country give the same respect for women. But, sad to say it is not true to all cultures that women are treated equally. Here in America, I believe women are not 100% accepted to be in the politics especially if she be comes the president. Maybe, the reason for this is that woman is not accepted to form ties in different countries like the Middle East. In the Middle East, they still treat women as inferior to men. This proves that there are similarities and differences to women’s rights until this time. In 1940’s, women are expected to bear children, take care of their husband and children and keep the house clean. Chopin points out that Louise was happy to be free, body and soul free from her husband which shows that men believes women are considered weak. Louise seeks freedom from their marriage and she believes the only way to be free is the death of her husband. Women couldnt divorce their husbands and if the husband left the wife, he would get their children, home, money and all the women owned. But now, women can divorce