Transcendentalism firmly believed in the power of individualism and self-exploration, which were closely linked to Romanticism, the artistic and intellectual movement that originated in Europe that rebelled against the politics and social “norms” of the Enlightenment. This helped fuel the early women's rights movement by questioning the way society hides women and bringing out new ideas about how women should start to be treated equally. Before the "civilization" of the New World, the Zuni tribe located in the Southwest idolized women. When looking back at their family trees, women are mentioned. The women of this tribe also go to choose who to marry, and the husband had to move with the wife's family so that her father, brothers, uncles and cousins could protect her. Women also owned property because if there was a conflict between her and her spouse, she would not be left in the dark with nothing. The Zuni were not the only tribe that put women first. The Sioux tribe raised their children the same way. Both girls and boys went to school and trained together until h...
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