During the late 19th Century, society deemed women as housewives, with little or no chance for social mobility. As a matter of fact, they weren’t even allowed to vote in National Elections until the 1920’s. Kate Chopin, who lived in this time era, writes three different stories, “Ripe Figs”, “Story of an Hour”, and “The Storm” about three young women in very similar situations, Babette, Mrs. Mallard, and Calixta respectively. Chopin’s stories show …showed first 75 words of 746 total…

…showed last 75 words of 746 total…that no matter what their social background, women growing up in the late 1800’s we all similarly bound together by the strict standards that society said should be followed. Women had very little rights and virtually no identity of their own once they were married. It is therefore not surprising to see the rise of the Women’s Movement just a decade later which substantially changed the attitude towards women in the years to come.