The societal expectations of women in the 18th century mirrored America's hope for a prosperous republic. It was a macrocosm microcosm effect, when if there were chaos inside the home due to women's actions, there would be a sense of chaos in the nation. Starting from how women were expected to present themselves in physical demeanor to how they were expected to speak, there were strict outlines of natural behavior for women to be considered …showed first 75 words of 914 total…

…showed last 75 words of 914 total…The women were expected to be out of the picture intellectually but present physically. It is said that behind every great man there's a great woman and in this case great women were thought to be obedient and supporting of their husbands who would run the nation. And in this way the actions of women reflected the manor in which the way the home was, and this in turn mirrored the developing of a nation.