Gender Roles and Women's Work

Addams examines the restrictive expectations placed on women, particularly daughters, and the tension between domestic duties and the desire to engage in public life and social reform.

Explores how gender expectations confine women to domestic roles, stifling their desire to participate in broader community life.

Examines the specific challenges faced by women in domestic labor, including isolation, lack of social ties, and the moral double standards that arise from gendered expectations of family devotion.