Throughout history, the role of a woman has been clearly defined as a mother and wife respectful of her husband. There was a time when women were considered less intelligent than men simply because they were women. However, the situation changed during the 19th century. Although women were still considered mothers, they also sought work as workers in factories and became more than just mothers and wives. In the nineteenth century, there was a change in the view of women. They were given more education to prepare their children to become better citizens. The reason was because men realized that women needed to be better educated to teach their children the values ​​of a good member of society. This happened during the time of the Revolution. “Women, wrote Benjamin Rush, needed a “proper education” that would enable them to “instruct their children in the principles of liberty and government.” (Foner 2014). Benjamin Rush advocated for women's right to educational opportunities. In the 19th century, there was a network of female reformers who had led to the distribution of some strong techniques normally practiced in prisons to maintain control. For example, techniques such as fixed periods of confinement, rigid hours and compulsory work in specialized institutions in the community. (Barton 2011) There, these methods were combined with forms of “family” regulation (e.g. home training, religious instruction, supervision and guidance) normally administered within the family home. (Bartone 2011). They were known as reformatories, shelters and homes. (Bartone 2011). They often bridged the gap between formal state punishment and informal domestic punishment… middle of paper… n hours a day, although women could voluntarily work longer hours. (Tentler 1982) These various groups helped female workers live a more comfortable life. (Tentler 1982) Despite terrible working conditions and extremely low wages, factory work, however squalid and unfair it was, offered women the advantage of additional opportunities and gave them the motivation to seek even greater political, economic and social. and social gains. (Tentler 1982). Works Cited Barton, Alana. 2011. “A Woman's Place: Discovering Maternalistic Forms of Government in the Nineteenth-Century Reformatory.” Family and Community History 89-104.Foner, Eric. 2014. Give me freedom. New York: W. W. Norton & Company.Tentler, Leslie Woodcock. 1982. Ohio History Central. Accessed May 19, 2014. http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Women_in_the_Industrial_Workforce?rec=1516