March 26--The "Separate Sphere" as Alternative Identity?

1. The Paradox of the "Separate Sphere"
   1. Women as "Equals"
   2. Women as Subordinates Within the Household
2. Origins of the "Sphere"--Republican Womanhood
   1. Women as Guardians of Virtue
   2. Consequences
      1. Women's Education
      2. Changes in the Family
         1. "Companionate" Marriage
         2. Reduced Birth Rate
3. A Central Problem--Where Are Its Boundaries?
   1. Intrusion of "Public realm" on the "Private"
      1. Dependence Upon "Breadwinner"
      2. Industry, the City, and the Home
   2. Concern for Virtue as "Public"--Women Enter the Public Space
      1. "Virtuous" Institutions
         1. The Church
         2. The School
      2. Women's Higher Education
      3. Informal "Public Space"--Women's Networks
4. Women as "Public" Actors
   1. "Social Purity"
   2. "Social Housekeeping"
   3. The Suffrage
5. The Price--A Larger Cage is Still a Cage