That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. Which 1850s social norm is reflected in the excerpt about white women? the idea that women should be protected from the harsh realities of life the idea that women should always have better accommodations than men the idea that women should not be forced to participate in strenuous activity the idea that women should be less sentimental and more practical.