The Federalists believed this:)
During the 19th century, women were finding new ways to exert freedom and attempt to obtain power. One of the ways they found a voice was through education. Upon the creation of female schools, often called female seminaries or institutes, women finally had access to education.
Culturally, the medieval era was dominated by the church which emphasized human beings' lowliness in contrast to the greatness and holiness of God. The church remained strong in the Renaissance, but humanists of the Renaissance emphasized the God-given capabilities of human beings, created to do great things. And so, many great things were done by energetic and imaginative human beings of the Renaissance -- in art, architecture, literature, science, etc.
Socially, politically, and economically, medieval life focused on feudalism and agricultural life. The people lived on lands owned by the great landowners (the nobility), and the political power centered in the hands of those nobles. Economic value was tied to land ownership and agricultural production. In the Renaissance, cities rose to prominence. Banking and trade and budding industries became new ways of generating wealth, social status, and political power.
<span>Originally, Dvorak went unnoticed and the composer, in frustration, even burned some of his earliest works. Eventually his music did attract some attention and praise an Dvorak experience quite a career boost when Johannes Brahms spoke in high praise of Dvorak. On Brahms pushing, Dvorak even wrote Slovanic dances for piano, the sheet music for this was sold out in just eight days.</span>
