Women were excluded from political activity but this did not prevent them from having civil issues and opinions. During this period both men and women were concerned with women's rights and duties and expressed their opinions in writing. They wrote about things like the reevaluation of “…courtship, marriage, and motherhood in light of republican ideals. The tyrannical power of the sovereign, whether king or husband, was declared a thing of the past." (Roark 219) Views on the roles of men and women and the ideals held for both sexes varied, including public virtue for men and sexual chastity for women. All these views were being challenged not only by women but also by many men who saw the unfairness and unfairness of established traditional views for both men and women and who could see the positive results of reorganizing our opinions and to attach greater importance to women's hands, including education. These ideas were heard, but only to help women put family first and use their newly acquired knowledge and skills to raise their families instead of contributing more to the country. However, although these opinions did not achieve the full result hoped for at the time, it was a good stepping stone along the way for a young