“A woman’s place is in the home”. These words undeniably categorized the role of the nineteenth century American woman. Unlike American women of today, nineteenth century women were seen as mere accessories to men and there was very little room for freedom of speech, expression, or independence for women. Kate Chopin was a woman of the 1800’s who was very influential to woman of her time and beyond. Although, her work did not become well known until the 1900’s. Kate was known for writing very controversial works that were taboo in her time. But with time Kate's stories kick started the women’s movement. Motherhood was viewed in the 1890s, as one of the most important contributions women could make to her family and to the world. Men were viewed as the money makers and women as the homemakers. For the most part you never really saw a woman in a proper workforce in the late 1800s. If a woman ever had a real job it was a very womanly job such as a seamstress, never a job like a doctor or reporter; those jobs were only for men. The wives never earned their own money and were given a sort of allowance by their husbands, who controlled all of the money since they were the ones working. The tasks of women in their homes were typical chores depending if you were married to a rich man. If you were more on the higher class of society you may have a servant who tends to the cleaning an maintenance of the home, while you take care of the children. If you were a lower class family, the wife would do the cleaning and cooking on top of taking care of the children. Some women embraced this and accepted it while others resented this lifestyle and felt like they were being held back. With the lack of understanding from men some women decided they had enough and were ready to take their lives into their own hands. They just wanted to live independantly and really live , such as in "The Story of an Hour." After Mrs.Mallard received the news