American women have not always been as free, bold, and daring as they are today. They have a long history of oppression, abuse and discrimination by the male dominant society. They went through a long period of struggle for their rights, freedom and better living conditions. Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, in her short story "The Mother's Revolt", attempts to reflect the problems, difficulties and social struggle of women living in the 19th century. Sarah Penn is an obedient wife and hard-working mother who lives on a small farm with her husband and two children in rural New England. He feels that the house is not decent enough for living in and for his daughter's wedding, as it is too old and worn out. Instead of building a new house, Sarah's husband builds a new stable. Dismayed by her husband's negligence, Sarah gathers her courage and moves into the new barn with her children during her husband's absence. When the husband comes to know about this, he is shocked but soon gives up it is a story of women's revolution where Sarah Penn is a representation of 19th century women who had to be submissive to their husbands and society, and her courageous action to move into the barn parallels the growing women's liberation movement of the late 19th century. Sarah gives voice to the general status of 19th century women when she says, "we only know what men think we do, as to what use we make of them, and how we should regard men - people who are with Providence and not he complains about what he does more than we complain about the weather." This shows that in the 19th century, women were not expected to question the authority of men. Their activity was limited to... middle of the paper... husband and son. The ending of the story shows that the patriarchal society is too weak to oppose the courageous women. “The Mother's Revolt” is the story of a woman's revolt against the dominant male society. Sarah Penn is a 19th century woman who carefully fulfills all her obligations and duties as a mother and wife. Adoniram is a 19th century man who dominates and does not like to be questioned by his wife. Despite having such a perfect wife, Adoniram never pays attention to Sarah's request to move house. Tired of being oppressed and ignored by her husband, Sarah decides to take matters into her own hands. During Adoniram's absence, Sarah moves into the stable to live and thus frees herself from the clutches of male domination. Her courageous action represents the beginning of the women's liberation movement of the late 19th century.