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shielding for its members from pressures and dangers of outside, more importantly, it is a place where morals and religion are taught, and children are brought up. Women make the home a safe haven for their husbands, where they could spiritually fortify themselves before resuming the daily struggles of the lace, and for their children, where they could receive the moral guidance needed to eventually assume their own traditional roles in the adult world. This feminine modesty, purity, piety, patience, moral superiority and emotional responsiveness are the perfect qualities for mothering. Rupture the maternal bond and society would stand at risk. Support the work of mothers and a moral society would emerge. The influence of the cult of true womanhood on Stowe Facing the public debate concerning women39。 role in the fight against chattel slavery, Stowe announced her position thus: The first duty of every American woman at this time is to thoroughly understand the subject for herself, and to feel that she is bound to use her influence for the right…Above all, it seems to be necessary and desirable that we should make this subject a matter of earnest prayer. Stowe held the belief that women should be largely restricted to the women’ sphere and they influenced the world by Christian example and moral instruction. In a word, within the process of defending Christian domestic values, Stowe laid emphasis on individual sympathy and on the doctrine of Higher Laws in fight against slavery, and celebrates more ordinary women who practice not feminism and abolitionism butdomestic feminism. Stowe’s mitment to the ideology of domesticity was also closely related to her own experience of motherhood. Stowe was said to have loved being a mother and appeared to have been an unusually caring experience of motherhood was difficult. She gave birth to twins within the first year of marriage, went on to have five more children, one of whom died as a baby despite everything she could do to save the child. Stowe mourned her child39。s she created the character of Eliza, the slave mother, Harriet drew upon her own experiences. The concept of domestic feminism is not only created under the social background, but also consistent with the ideology of femininity and domesticity in the 19th century. So I will discuss the ideology of femininity and domesticity in the following parts. 3 .Stowe’s Dramatization of Women39。 Power to Redeem the Fallen World Women39。 moral superiority over men In Uncle Tom’Cabin, Stowe’s characters are defined by traits either . In light of the inpatible masculine and feminine traits, the world is divided into two: masculine and feminine. Stowe stands on the side of feminine line, fighting chattel slavery as a most formidable practice rationalized by masculine world, the patriarchal stands on the side of feminine line, fighting chattel slavery as a most formidable practice r