Typesetter to river pilot, prospector, newspaper reporter, lecturer, author, publisher, businessman and family man.
Women were expected to cook clean and do house chores. They ere often seen as less important and didn't have a say in much that went on. After the industrial revolution, more women began to work in factories and proved they could work just as well as men. This push was especially popular during WWII when many men were gone fighting.
She uses her money to buy her grandson a gift
It might be said that social convention were really marked and important at that time (1890's), the role of the women was very limited and they were supposed to follow and respond to men's decisions. Hedda seems to be socially repressed and she had a good social and economic position. However, in this act she seems to transcend social limits by being authoritative and demanding. She appears to be in control of the situation without following any men. In fact, she even manipulates and commands people around her, both man like Lovborg and woman like Thea.
