...and discrimination. Some of the most important reforms were the 19th Amendment: woman’s right to vote, Federal trade Act, and the National Park Service.All these reforms revolutionized the way the most successful country works. In the opinion of most the 19th Amendment took the united states to a more intelligent state of being. Half of our populations voices were being muffled and thrown away. For 1144 years the woman of the united States could not vote and utter a word of opinion in a political standpoint. But finally between the years 1910 and 1918,...
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...The Equal Rights Amendment is one of the twenty-seven failed amendments to the United States Constitution. This amendment would give equal rights to men and women, under federal and state laws within the United States. The amendment was written in 1923, by Alice Paul, a suffragist leader and founder of the National Woman’s Party. It was presented at every Congress from 1923, until 1972 when it was passed and sent to the states for ratification. However, only 35 out of the 38 required states, ratified the amendment, it was given an extension until 1982, but still failed to pass and has become extinct within Congress. The amendment has been proposed at every Congress since its failure to be ratified. The proposed amendments states that “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.” The amendment has three sections, and this statement is featured as the first. The second section states that “The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article,” and the third section states that “This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification.” Essentially, the amendment would affirm the equal application of the United States Constitution, to both sexes. However, according to some opposers of the Equal Rights Amendment, it would also take away some of the rights granted to women in previous years. The amendment would require women to sign...
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...invigorated the discrimination towards blacks. The shows were comedic acts starring blacks slandering their demeanor and behavior through satirization. The Minstrel Shows and entertainment industry reflected the widely accepted the social differences of the time between blacks and whites and ultimately lead to the development of many black stereotypes. The conclusion of the Civil War brought huge social changes for African Americans. The 13th amendment abolished slavery, thus freeing all African Americans from their former slave masters. However, not all people followed suit with the new amendment, and the rights of the blacks varied throughout the...
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...treatment of women made it to the national stage. The issue of inequality was in everyone’s face. Everything started to change, and women were making that change. By the end of the 19th century, more and more people were joining the cause for Women’s Suffrage. Taking their cue from the ladies at Seneca Falls, two new groups sprang into action. With the growing interest and number of people involved, the time for action was at hand. In 1890, the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) was founded under the leadership of Carrie Chapman Catt. (National) NAWSA’s membership numbered in the millions by the time Woodrow Wilson took off. They were a moderate group, working from a more passive point of view. They Posey Page 3 attempted to enfranchise the female population across the U.S., while lobbying for...
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...examples of the government expansion and the affects that these particular examples had in influencing the political, social and economic structures. The Civil War Reconstruction era necessitated an extraordinary expansion of the roles and responsibilities of the central government. The civil War resulted in the implementation of amendments Thirteenth, Fourteen, and Fifteen of the Constitution. These amendments created a new federal aspect of citizenship for all, and sought to guarantee universal male suffrage. The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery for the entire nation (which, until then had been a state issue). The Fourteenth Amendment reversed the decision that black people could not be citizens, by declaring that any person born in the United States was a citizen. The Fifteenth Amendment carries on from the Fourteenth by saying that states can't deny citizens voting rights on the grounds of race or having once been a slave. Once the constitution had been amended, the United States had to make sure that the new laws were protected and enforced, supporting the new powers of the national government. Which was a daunting task because these amendments changed our nation’s entire social structure which in turn changed the political and economic structures. By abolishing slavery and granting citizenship to all freed men meant that the crop producing southern states of the now had no one to work their fields unless they paid for the labor that drastically cut into the wealth of...
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...In 1923, the Equal Rights Amendment was drafted by Alice Paul, who believed that the amendment was the appropriate follow-up to the 19th Amendment in guaranteeing equal rights for all. The ERA was aimed at the large number of state laws that restricted women’s jury service, controlling property, and guardianship rights over their children, among others. However, the ERA did not get passed in the United States Congress until 1972, forty-nine years later. It was quickly sent to the states for ratification. Initially, the amendment was met with great support and was approved by 30 out of the needed 38 state legislators within the first year. Because Congress put a seven-year deadline on the ratification process, the ERA needed to be approved three-fourths of the states by March 22, 1979. The amendment seemed promising as federal politicians and a majority of the public showed support (Stidolph). In Oklahoma, the ERA received following from many organizations such as the American Bar Association, Church Women United, and the American Association of University Women. The amendment passed in the Oklahoma Senate with a voice vote. However, there was growing controversy...
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...Women’s Suffrage Women’s suffrage was one of the Largest movements in American History. In 1920 there was a turning point for all women and their rights, they were given the right to vote. However, before women had the right to vote, women such as Elizabeth Stanton, Anna Howard, Lucretia Mott, and Carrie Catt, fought hard to get women the rights they very much deserved. Not only was it a turning point politically, but socially as well. And because of the right granted to vote it opened many doors for women all around and gave women that still to this day they have. Leading up to the 19th amendment, there were some women that helped get the amendments approved. When it comes down to fighting against women’s suffrage, there were three...
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...developed and created better ways of expanding and growing businesses. Finally, prominent businessmen that ruled the government were controlled by the creation of laws and better rules and regulations. The first major aspects of industrialization that influenced U.S. society was the passing of the thirteenth amendment which outlawed slavery endlessly for African Americans. Not only was this law passed in the south. The law was passed throughout the land. This allowed African American families to gain stability. The second major aspect was that the U.S. economy was reaping the benefits of railroads. The continuous growth of railroads can also be contributed to Leland Stanford who developed the railroad system in California and the whole West readily available. (Schultz, Kevin M., 2014). The third major aspect was the political issue of Women’s voting rights. Ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution on Aug. 18, 1920, finally passed to give women the right to vote. The amendment stated that "the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex." The text of the amendment was drafted by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, founders of the National Woman Suffrage Movement. (Harvey, H., 2011, May 16). The first group...
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...During this convention the “Declaration of Sediments" was written. This document served as an agenda for the movements that were about to take place over the 7 decades to come. Throughout the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, women fought for their right to vote. An organization called the National Women Suffrage Association (NWSA) was created to establish an amendment that allowed women to vote. Significant Women such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Carrie Chapman Catt worked diligently for the equality for women, as well as the right to vote. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony worked closely together for women’s suffrage. In 1866 they formed the American Equal Rights Association (AERA), which was dedicated specifically for suffrage regardless of gender or race. In 1869, AERA was overlooked by the 15th amendment which would allow black African-American males to vote. This proposed amendment completely avoided woman suffrage. Stanton and Anthony formed an organization named the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA). This organization was more radical and its goal was to win the vote into an amendment and to advocate for other rights for women. Following the footsteps of Stanton & Ashley, a group of...
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...women in America. Events driven by women that wanted their voices to be heard through a sea of men, women that wanted men to realize that women had a lot to offer this world we live in. The first event this paper will discuss is the American Equal Rights Association started in 1866 by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. This association would shine a light on women’s suffrage in the nation and later inspire a more radical group called The National Woman Suffrage Association. World War I was another event that that the shaped the future for women in America and around the world. Women left their homes to become nurses that would care for wounded soldiers around the world. Another event is the passage of the 19th amendment in 1920. The 19th amendment gave women a voice in elections throughout the country. Their votes would now count alongside the men’s to shape the nation. As years went by the issues women faced did not cease. Women fought for more and more rights and notoriety, such as Amelia Earhart. Ms. Earhart would be the first women to flight solo across the Atlantic and later would accomplish many other firsts as a woman, in and out of an airplane. America would...
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...Timeline of Women’s Rights Starting in the late 1700’s states started to write legislation to remove the right of a women to vote. This first started with the State of New York with Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and New Jersey closing folling suiit. Then in 1848 women collected together in Seneca Falls, New York in what would be the first influential women’s rights convention completely organized by women in the western world. Topics discussed such as law and what role women played in modern society. One of the resutling factors of this convention was the Declaration of Sentiments that served as a foundation of the women’s suffarage movement. Such conventions happened on a regular bases, leading to annual events up until the start of the civil war. In the mid to late 1800’s Susan B. Anthony began her persuit of women’s rights by traveling across the country and lectured for the right for women’s vote. She also campainged for the end of slavery, for the right for women to own property and advocated for women’s labor organizations. On November 18, 1872, her sufferage efforts resulted in her arrest after she participated by voting in the presidential election on November 5, 1872. After her trial and conviction she was charged a $100 fine but never paid it, but continued in her determination in supporting women’s rights. It was fourty three years after Susan Anthonly’s arrest that Jeanette Rankin, a Montana Republican carried the distinction to be the first women elected...
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...Bill of Rights & Amendments Paper Intro The United States is a country that was founded on the principle of freedom; it took the Bill of Rights to be added to the Constitution to guarantee citizens freedom. The Bill of Rights consists of the first ten amendments in the constitution; a document that outlines how the new American government would be created and operated. The Constitution was ratified in 1788 which was the start of protecting the interests of each citizen, two years later the Bill of Rights was proposed by congress and went into effect in 1791. It was designed to prevent the government from taking total power over citizens and to provide them with legal defenses. This essay will discuss the understanding of how amendments become apart of the constitution and how it adopted the Bill of Rights. As well as the changes in society that led to amendments XIII-XV that became part of the constitution. The effects of the Bill of Rights to this country have been beneficial; they lay down the blueprint for freedom by allowing citizens a voice. The failure of the Articles of Confederation was what led to the Constitution; The Articles had a weak national government with no president, or judicial branch. Hence, this led to the Constitution, which showed the three branches of government legislative, executive and judicial; it describes the power of each branch. It was set up by our forefathers in order to change it if necessary. It tells the relationship of the federal...
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...women in America. Events driven by women that wanted their voices to be heard through a sea of men, women that wanted men to realize that women had a lot to offer this world we live in. The first event this paper will discuss is the American Equal Rights Association started in 1866 by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. This association would shine a light on women’s suffrage in the nation and later inspire a more radical group called The National Woman Suffrage Association. World War I was another event that that the shaped the future for women in America and around the world. Women left their homes to become nurses that would care for wounded soldiers around the world. Another event is the passage of the 19th amendment in 1920. The 19th amendment gave women a voice in elections throughout the country. Their votes would now count alongside the men’s to shape the nation. As years went by the issues women faced did not cease. Women fought for more and more rights and notoriety, such as Amelia Earhart. Ms. Earhart would be the first women to flight solo across the Atlantic and later would accomplish many other firsts as a woman, in and out of an airplane. America...
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...alcohol consumption. It has been an ongoing issue for years. Dating back to the Gilded Age and the second Industrial Revolution, alcohol was used as an escape for working men. With long hours and harsh labor conditions in the factories, often times men would come home and drink their pain and stress away. Their minimal income was spent on more alcohol. The consumption of alcohol has been and continues to be an escape from reality that is often times abused. During the era of progressive reform, prohibition was added to the list of improvements these small groups of middle class, Protestant, Americans were trying to impose upon the nation. The achievement of the overarching goals during the movement was demonstrated by the ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment to the...
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...The Declaration of Independence truly marked a turning point in American history as a result of the new governments that formed as a result of it, the new economic systems and taxes, and the new social classes that arose such as the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. The ideas of equality that were present in the document were the onset of the end of slavery and rights for women, though those events occurred decades after the document’s signing. African-American men used the idea of equality to convince the federal government to see them as a whole person rather than 3/5ths of a man, eventually causing the American Civil War and ratification of the 13th Amendment in 1865. Women also used the phrase of all men being created equal to their own volition during the 19th century to gain the right to vote through the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920. The signing of the Declaration of Independence was a major turning point in American history as its ideological model caused for more rights of men and women alike as well as African-Americans. ...
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