Mary Cassatt influence on the rights of women empowerment During the renaissance period in the 19th Century, society had a different understanding on the roles and duties of women. Becoming an artist was as hard as becoming a Doctor. Women were supposed to stay at home and perform household chores. According to the society, becoming a female artist was seemed to be impractical since art and painting was considered as a men’s field. There were no female artists in France at this time due to these social expectations. Males were predominant and had power to minimize the impacts of women on art and its developments (Broude & Garrard 98). Women were denied any rights to education and were discouraged to pursuing their careers. Cassatt was however determined to pursue her career and not even the persuasions and threats she received from her parents could stop her
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