User:Jaidajeter/MaternalismDrafts

Editing Plan
Main Goal: - Include subheadings like "Progressive Reform" and other significant eras/decades into the larger heading titled: "History."; include a new/revised lead to really display this change/ revision area.

"History" [edit]
"Maternalism emerged in the late 19th century, as a companion to progressive reform. The theology followed the idea that women had in-born qualities based on their maternalistic instincts. These inborn qualities qualified women to operate outside the home. Women of this time argued that women were uniquely qualified for certain jobs and places in the political sphere based on their domestic abilities and child-rearing qualities. This political mindset continued into the 20th century, influencing government reform and females in the workplace.

Maternalistic professionals, particularly medical doctors, do not dictate to people what to do. They guide their clients gently and give them autonomy without making them feel totally alone or unsupported. Maternalistic people allow people to make decisions, even if they end up being mistakes in the long run."

-"Theology" : not a theology retype or cut this sentence

-This entire section : could either be revised for a quick intro on the topic or included in subtopics like "Progressive Reform" and other significant eras/decades into the larger heading - "history."

"New female professions" [edit]
"Acceptable female work during this time included school teachers and nursing. In 1910, 5%-6% of Doctors were female; 1% of lawyers were female; 1% of Clergy were female. Women achieved greater success in creating female oriented jobs than breaking into male dominated jobs during this time, by creating professions designed around their domestic and maternal qualities. Home Economics emerged in the 1890s at MIT and the University of Chicago. Women studied science and used experiments to influence politics. Female-led labs studied ways to create cleaner water and better American sewers. Public Health Nursing was created as an alternative to traditional nursing. This allowed women to have their own private practices and to not have to work under men. However, most women served communities who couldn't pay, which limited their resources and income. Social work primarily operated in social settlements, serving immigrant women and children. Since many of their clients could not pay, social workers were key players in pushing for progressive reform.

-During what time? : "work during this time"

-add this info into the subtitle "history" and change this subtitle name (incorporate it into a new one)

"Major players" [edit]
-subtitles and heading - fix and address (esp) this one : fixed as of 2/10/2021

"Progressive reform" [edit]
"Social settlements, founded mainly by middle-class women, became popular in urban environments in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They provided public housing and resources to working-class people and newly arrived immigrants."

-This needs to be added to, using the article

"Domesticating Colonizers" [maybe] ; see Peggy Pascoe article

-Also subtitle : "progressive reform" check on this for accuracy/improvement

References to Address?

 * 1) Maternalism in Medicine at Huffington Post
 * 2) ^ Jump up to:a b "Social settlement". Encyclopædia Britannica. 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.

both questionable - Huffington Post seems biased and opinionated

Encyclopedias - too general? *double check trainings to see