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Essay / Transcendentalism in the Zuni and Sioux Tribe - 584
Transcendentalism strongly believed in the power of individualism and self-exploration, which were closely linked to Romanticism, the artistic and intellectual movement originating in Europe that revolted against politics. and the social “norms” of the Age of Enlightenment. It helped fuel the early women's rights movement by challenging the way society hides women and sparking new thinking about how women should begin to be treated as equals. Before the “civilization” of the New World, the Zuni tribe in the southwest idolized women. When we return to their family tree, women are mentioned. The women of this tribe also choose who they will marry, and the husband had to move in with his wife's family so that her father, brothers, uncles, and cousins could protect her. Women also owned the property, because if there was a conflict between her and her spouse, they would not be left in the dark with nothing. The Zuni were not the only tribe to prioritize women. The Sioux tribe raised their children equally. Girls and boys went to school and trained together for h...