Women in EmpireGeneral Observations: Race, Gender and Women’s standing in the Colonies.The nation is in the hands of the mother. The nation cannot advance without the hands of the mother.Teaching obedience, discipline, daily Bible reading.Imperialism played an important part of domesticity.Women in the empire eroded public and private sphere.WivesMissionariesSettlersWhite women are pushed up.No matter the size of their brain and pelvis, they were superior to non European women.Algerian most racist of colonists thereIndian were less racist.European kept power by holding up racist ideology.Gender is at the center of colonial control.Gender is always classed and raced.Race and sex as means of social/gender controlWhite men should take indigenous servants or lovers.Women were cultural entrance in the world you live in.Could explain customs and language.Kept white imperial men safe.Taking concubine better.Local women were useful guides to the mysteries of society.Taking in non British women ended in 1910Men signed contracts saying that they would not marry while they were overseas.Those who were superior have some kind of characteristicsMen are sexual and cannot control their passionsWomen are sexual as wellMyth of the Black PerilIf white women entered the colony, native men would not be able to control themselves and go crazy.Native men would get punished with themWhite women treat them like their servants back home and dressed to modestBlack Peril- native people are children that can’t control their passions.Make European women as public others.African men could only wear short pantsWhite women would see them as shorts.Mothers cared for sick workers and their children.Government didn’t want white women coming in but accepted it by saying they could be mothers.White women were seen as instigators of political disorder and offered stabilityIn order to offer stability they needed to be desexualized.Children of European mothers and Indonesian women were seen as powerful.1890’s children of European fathers and indigenous women were seen as sickly.How women livedWomen who were most dangerous to this process were those who didn’t take part in it. They were the explorers.Isabelle EberhardtMoved with mother to Alger in 1897 and mother died 1898In Africa, claimed to converted to IslamDressed like young Arab man and moved through Africa this wayWas gossiped by the FrenchChanged her name to Mahuk Said.French did not like it because she was rebelling.She is saying she is standing up for Arabs.Arabs are forced to accept her because they would be punished for attacking for a white women.Some say she worked as a spy for the French military.Died in a flashflood and also suffered in the late stages of syphilis and malaria.Jane DieulafoyArcheologist, explorer, novelist, and journalistTypical description of a European Man.Could not go around doing that in Britain.MissionariesWomen often chose to go to colonies as missionaries.Protestant missionaries went with their brothers or husbands.Wanted to bring Christianity to their cultureExtension of middle class work.Gained trust of families there.Taught women how to cook and introduced concept of furnitureWives of the civil servants replicated domesticityWomen are the center of the colonial empire when it comes to genderBeing a mother to an entire people is different than being a mother to your own child.Race altered position of women.Imperialism shifted the idea of women as political mothers.10/30/2014Women in EmpireGeneral Observations: Race, Gender and Women’s standing in the Colonies. The nation is in the hands of the mother. The nation cannot advance without the hands of the mother. Teaching obedience, discipline, daily Bible reading. Imperialism played an important part of domesticity. Women in the empire eroded public and private sphere. -Wives-Missionaries-Settlers White women are pushed up. No matter the size of their brain and pelvis, they were superior to non European women. Algerian most racist of colonists thereIndian were less racist. European kept power by holding up racist ideology. Gender is at the center of colonial control.-Gender is always classed and raced.Women in the Colonies 10/30/2014Race and sex as means of social/gender controlWhite men should take indigenous servants or lovers. Women were cultural entrance in the world you live in. -Could explain customs and language. -Kept white imperial men safe. oTaking concubine better. -Local women were useful guides to the mysteries of society. -Taking in non British women ended in 1910Men signed contracts saying that they would not marry while they were overseas. Those who were superior have some kind of characteristics-Men are sexual and cannot control their passions-Women are sexual as wellMyth of the Black Peril-If white women entered the colony, native men would not be able tocontrol themselves and go crazy. -Native men would get punished with them-White women treat them like their servants back home and dressed to modest-Black Peril- native people are children that can’t control their passions. oMake European women as public others. African men could only wear short pantsWhite women would see them as shorts. -Mothers cared for sick workers and their children. oGovernment didn’t want white women coming in but acceptedit by saying they could be mothers. -White women were seen as instigators of political disorder and offered stability oIn order to offer stability they needed to be desexualized. -Children of European mothers and Indonesian women were seen as powerful. -1890’s children of European fathers and indigenous women were seen as sickly.How women lived-Women who were most dangerous to this process were those who didn’t take part in it. They were the explorers.-Isabelle EberhardtoMoved with mother to Alger in 1897 and mother died 1898oIn Africa, claimed to converted to IslamoDressed like young Arab man and moved through Africa this wayoWas gossiped by the FrenchoChanged her name to Mahuk Said. oFrench did not like it because she was rebelling. oShe is saying she is standing up for Arabs. oArabs are forced to accept her because they would be punished for attacking for a white women. oSome say she worked as a spy for the French military. oDied in a flashflood and also suffered in the late stages of syphilis and malaria. -Jane DieulafoyoArcheologist, explorer, novelist, and journalistTypical