Part one of term paper
Anne Firor Scott's The Southern Lady: From Pedestal to Politics 1830-1930 takes a social yet intellectual approach to the cultural image of the ideal southern woman. Scott analyzes the effect of this predominate image on women's behavior. Southern women are given a voice through Scott's writings. They clearly and vividly speak out about the ...

Part two of term paper
... their situation. The southern woman was defined as a submissive individual whose reason for being was to "love, honor, obey, and occasionally amuse her husband." She was expected to raise "his children " and "manage his household." The central meaning of her life was family and motherhood. The everyday realities of life for a married woman were different from the expected image. Women were often transformed from single, carefree, sought -after girls to responsible, submissive, plantation mis ...