Problem
According to historian Theda Perdue in Cherokee Women - Chapter 6 (Women in the Early Cherokee Republic).pdf and Cherokee Women - Chapter 7 (Selu Meets Eve).pdf, what were the social roles and relationships held by men and women in traditional Cherokee society? In contrast, what were eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Americans' views (particularly those of Protestant Christians) on women's "proper" social roles and duties? How did Americans' efforts to "civilize" the Cherokee challenge the Cherokee people's traditional ways of life, gender roles, and identity? What do you believe were some of the intended and unintended consequences of these cultural civilization efforts?