...The Nineteenth Amendment allowed the right for women to vote in America. This occurred due to an extensive period on the war for women’s rights. Women’s rights to vote completely changed the culture of America because it linked the population of women together and took the U.S. by storm, although some may say it didn’t affect culture because not many people were injured in the war for women’s rights, it is still one of the most culturally changing event in history. The women that started the fight for the right to vote in the United States of America were Anne Hutchington and Abigail Adams. Anne settled in Massachusetts with her family in 1634 and started to raise the issue of women’s rights in her colony. After gaining many followers she was banished from...
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...It is hard to imagine just how different the world was for women before the 1960’s. Imagine yourself as women in the 1960s. They were denied basic rights, trapped in their own home for life, and discriminated against in the work place. Then the 1960s came along and with it, the thought that women could have a say in their government that they could perhaps leave home without feeling guilty about leaving their children alone and that they could earn wages just like men. Women in the 1960s were stereotyped to only be capable of being a housewife and a child bearer. The women’s liberation movement of the 1960s helped all these changes come about, through its record number of policies and radical ways. Most women feminists were radicals. They formed groups that researched to find the cause of the problem and put an end to the barriers of segregation and discrimination based on sex. Women feminists were committed to the study the situation of women, instead of just taking action. In this movement women had to see the fight for women as their own, not as something to help and they had to see the truth about their own loves before they could fight in a radical way for anyone else. Women were denied basic rights in most aspects of society from political rights to reproductive rights; women in the U.S fought vigorously for equality. “The women’s rights movement began in the nineteenth century with the demand by some women reformers for the right to vote, known as suffrage, and for...
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...always wanted to. The role of women in society, and how prevailing orthodoxies have changed along with the cultural landscape to further shape this often misconceived topic. With the matter of gender equality ever present in today’s society, something that could not always be said, I feel now is a great time to investigate further what factors have ultimately sculpted popular thought in regards to this tender topic. Women’s role’s in family and in society is constantly changing. What was expected of a woman 25 years ago has made a complete 360 to what is expected of them now. The role of women in society has definitely changed, in the past 30 years especially. Women and girls have a lot more opportunities and face different challenges. The playing field is not level, but neither is gender bias as black and white as it once was. I still feel that women do not have the same position as men, though a lot of progress has definitely been made in society to bring women to a stage where they have equal rights and equal pay, but still I think the old age conception of man as the ultimate ruler is still very prevalent in most 21st century mindsets. To try and understand how peoples mind work with topics such as this, you really can’t just focus on one particular point in time; you must delve into the historical evidence and examples of women’s roles in society and how with time they have changed and also why they have changed. Media plays a big part in all public conceptions...
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...nursing history. She grew up understand the perils of childbirth on a women and wanted to change the situation. While trying to change what she new was going to be her life, she continued and changed that for all women. In her life she created a movement that empowered women and gave women their autonomy. She gave women power over their own bodies and changed public’s views on contraceptives. She educated women on how contraceptives would change the lives of women and give them the freedom to choose. She had many obstacles during her campaign, but she created what we now know as Planned Parenthood and the International Planned Parenthood Federation that help women all over the world. Her accomplishments for a woman from the 19th century are radically huge and changed the world’s views on women’s autonomy. Margaret Sanger was born on September 14, 1879, born in Corning, New York. She was one of 11 children and her parents struggled to provide for all of them. The author of this article, Todd E had made sure he mentioned that her mother died prematurely and Margaret was deeply affected by this. She blames the fact that her mother carried and gave birth to so many children attributed to her death along with being poverty stricken and not being able to get the proper nutrition and provisions. To escape the life that was laid out for her, she went to school first at Claverack College and then to Hudson River Institute before in enrolling in the White Plains Hospital as a nurse...
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...Women and Equal Rights Sharon Edick Kaplan University Women and Equal Rights On August 26, 2011 women celebrated the 91st anniversary of a victory that took more than 70 years of political struggle to achieve, the right to vote. After this victory was achieved, socialist feminist Crystal Eastman stated “that although suffrage was an important first step what women really wanted was freedom” and she actually laid out a plan that is still relevant today. She outlined a four point program of what women need to achieve in order to have the same freedoms and equality as men. 1. Economic independence for women, including the freedom to choose an occupation and receive pay equal to a man. 2. Gender equality at home, men in the home sharing the responsibilities of family life. 3. Reproductive freedom, the ability to choose when, if and how many children they would have. 4. Financial support for homemaking and child raising (Ellen Carol DuBois; Lynn Dumenil, 2012). Since 1920 women have won many rights and opportunities in areas like education, professional sports and in some states same sex marriages. However, if we look at the “priorities” that Eastman identified how far have we actually come when the U.S. Constitution does not even guarantee women the same rights as men? With ground already broken in the workplace due to women’s participation in various professions, trades and unions, women believed that equality in the workplace would be the easiest part...
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...The 1960s was a pivotal time for women. Women were fighting for their independence and their equal rights. Despite the ratification of the 19th Amendment, it did not seem to affect women's lack of power and opportunity: “Deep cultural changes were altering the role of women in American society. More females than ever were entering the paid workforce, and this increased the dissatisfaction among women regarding huge gender disparities in pay…” (Walsh). Betty Friedan a female author and activist published her most notable book in 1963 The Feminine Mystique that caused a widespread for women to fight for their own independent lives, which was known as second- wave feminism that sparked the Women's Liberation Movement. In her last book Life So...
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...indifference. Some of the solutions that we’ve been thinking about really emphasize education and awareness regarding history” (Four Ways to Battle Indifference). In two speeches on entirely different topics, one by Elie Wiesel who had survived the Holocaust and one by Susan B. Anthony, who "dedicated her life to women's suffrage", show us how harmful indifference can be to our society....
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...in the cultural fabric of American life. No longer content to be images of the generation ahead of them, young people wanted change. The changes affected education, values, lifestyles, laws, and entertainment. Many of the revolutionary ideas which began in the sixties are continuing to evolve today (Bradley & Goodwin, 2010). Because of the sixties, I was able to grow up in a neighborhood where different cultures live harmoniously. Before the sixties, non-white people were not allowed to mixed-in with the white families. It is because of the 60s that one neighborhood can include a Hispanic family, and Asian family and an African-American family (Carter, 2010). The Civil Rights Act of 1965 gave more people the right to vote and took down the obstacles which prevented many people from participating in democracy and exercising their full rights as citizens. This enabled me to exercise my right as an individual living in the United States. The Civil Rights Act provided not only me but a lot of people the right to be vote, be heard, and express their opinion (Farber, 1994). The legacy of the 1960s can be seen including society and family structure in America. America. American society is more open now and could be described as being more flexible because, for example, there are now many more definitions of family (Carter, 2010). Unlike previous decades, the two-parent nuclear family is no longer the only model of ideal family life in the twenty-first century. Many...
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...17, 2012 While women once had few life options beyond isolation in the domestic sphere, what historical developments presented new opportunities for women in society? In my opinion, I think that the two wars, World War I and World War II did a lot to help women to get out of the kitchens. Prior to the twentieth century, women had few opportunities. Marriage, housewife, and child bearing were what a woman could look forward to in life. Although taking care of a home and tending to her children and spouse would seem to be a fulfilling life for a woman, there were some women with interests and skills that could not utilize them due to the conformity that she had thrust upon her by society (Bowels, 2011). Even though women did have a say in some areas of her life and household, she did not have any authority in society. A woman’s body was not even considered her own when she was married, but her husband’s. Back then, women lived in a male dominated world. First her father and then her husband had sole authority and domination over her (Smith, 2002). Even any assets that a woman would bring into the house did not belong to her, but to her husband. These would include any income or inheritance she would receive. All of which would become the property of her husband. Over the course of the history of woman’s suffrage, in general women had less career opportunities than the men. Parenthood and being the good wife were considered as women’s most important jobs. Although birth rates...
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...How were the lives of women on the home front affected by the First World War? WW1 broke out in August 1914 when the great powers of Europe went to war over territorial competition to increase their empires. The war was mainly fought in continental Europe. By 1918, after millions of deaths, the Germans were defeated. The role of women in Britain had changed in many ways during the war. Before the war many working class women worked in mills in northern, industrial towns, always as a menial labour force - never in any sort of authoritative or responsible position and always supervised by men. However this sort of manual labour, especially after marriage, was frowned upon by many. This meant that the main sort of socially acceptable jobs for women were in areas such as domestic service or shop work. Source 5 is a quote from Alfred Shears, a former London dock worker who was interviewed for a book on women's history in 1974. It is a primary source written in his exact words. His view backs up the ideas in the last paragraph and is probably quite typical of men at the time. He said, "Single women would be working in the shops, but a married woman - her place was in the home." However during the war the amount of women in all areas of work increased apart from domestic service which saw a major decrease between 1914 and 1918. This is shown by source 1 which is a graph of the official statistics comparing the numbers of women working in 1914 to those in 1918. It is split...
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...Women Movement of 1960s Women Movement of 1960s In this paper I am going to discuss how my own life would be different if one specific event of the 1960s had never occurred. I also would like to discuss how this event influenced my course of study and my choice of career path and how different my life would be if this event had never taken place. The event I am speaking of is The Women’s Movement if the 10960’s. Background Since the rise of dawn women have been treated as second class citizens and unequal to men. They were not given equal rights regarding their education, health, career and other aspects of their lives. In many civilizations women are treated as slaves and men considered them their property. From the beginning of History women are considered to be inferior to men. Even scholars, learned men and socialists of the early age called women as the greatest source of temptation and evil. Women were treated second-rated not only by the social norms, but also by the religion. Many religions of the world considered women as a species to gratify male hunger and produce his offspring. Civilizations were of the views that as women are physically weaker than men in the same way they have weaker mental abilities and powers. Even Christian Fathers gave humiliated statements about women e.g. St Jerome, Latin Father of Christian Church has said “Women is the gate of Devil, the Path of Wickedness, the Sting of the Serpent, in the World...
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...generally dictates leadership opportunities and political beliefs, it also unites women through the issues they address. II. Social class affects women’s opportunities for leadership. A. Lower class women are forced into positions out of necessity. 1. They face marginalization, so they must take a stand to fix a problem. 2. Doña María: “I immediately began to be respected by my fellow workers, to be a sort of leader in my section. I don’t know why, God knows” (James 46) B. Upper class women consciously choose to become leaders. 1. They tend to be better educated, and “Education is a significant factor in incidences of women’s empowerment.” 3. They understand that they have control over their lives and have an awareness of how they can contribute. 4. Example: Charity Society a. They accessed leadership opportunities through their status as upper class. III. Female leaders’ political beliefs are heavily influenced by their social class. A. Lower class women tended to be anarchists or Peronistas. 1. These women were “...double oppressed – by bourgeois society and by men.” 2. Peronistas focused on workers’ rights only, not women’s rights. 3. Anarchists focused on workers’ rights first, then women’s rights. B. Middle class women tended to be socialists. 1. Socialists prioritized the fight for women’s rights a. They “overturned law that classified women as minors” b. They...
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...indifference. Some of the solutions that we’ve been thinking about really emphasize education and awareness regarding history” (Four Ways to Battle Indifference). In two speeches on entirely different topics, one by Elie Wiesel who had survived the Holocaust and one by Susan B. Anthony, who "dedicated her life to women's suffrage", show us how harmful indifference can be to our society....
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...Ronald McFadden September 3,2012 World History I [30140] Women in Reformation Europe By Ronald McFadden Abstract In this short essay we are going to go over how women's lives started changing from the beginning until 1600. We are going to go over what rights women have during this time and focus on their lifestyle changes and what new rights they have. In the beginning of time women had no rights or say so about anything. They were used as slaves and basically did all the duties around the house. Women couldn't vote, own land or slaves, and they were mainly used for their off-spring. If a woman couldn't produce off-spring, then the man of the house would pick a slave to have babies with. At the beginning of the reformation women were treated almost as equal as men. They were aloud to work, vote, own land and property, carry on their family name, and even be judges. This was a big turning event for women because they were treated with more respect and they had ownership abilities. The power slant had changed so much in this time and women and men were pretty much seen as equals. It is in my opinion that this time frame was great for all men and women alike. Before the reformation all the housework was done by the women they couldn't voice their own opinions on anything and they weren't able to own anything. Now the powers have shifted and...
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...Being born in the United States I am fortunate to have all the rights that I have, especially since I am female. I cannot imagine what life would be like without all of the changes that have come about because of our nations early feminists. Autumn Gem is a documentary about the life of China’s first feminist and how it sparked the women’s movement in China. Qiu Jin challenged the traditional gender roles and demanded equal rights and opportunities for women in China. She became interested in defining women’s rights at an early age. As a child she looked up to other influential women in China’s history. Qiu Jin studied martial arts as a young child and began schooling after watching her brother and his tutor. Qiu Jin became an accomplished writer, talented martial artist, and a leader of a revolutionary army. In the 20th century she was recognized as a national heroine who redefined what it meant to be a woman in China. At the beginning of the movie we see Qiu Jin trying to take the role as a traditional woman in China. You see her going through an arranged marriage, to a wealthy man and came from a religious family, and practiced foot binding. As her marriage progressed Qiu Jin became very unhappy with being a submissive house wife. So she began to read and write for a women’s activist newspaper. She had two children and soon was divorced. Her and her fellow activists’ supporters built a school where they would recruit and train new members of the cause. They hoped the school...
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