Throughout American history there has always been the great debate on equality and whether or not everyone has equal opportunities. For the longest period of time freedom was only for whites and slaves had the right to freedom, they did a large share of economy labor work, had no rights to be free as an individual, or even the right to vote. Abraham Lincoln wrote a speech known as the Gettysburg address which provided a call to action for the preservation of the nation and the ideals of liberty and equality. Abraham Lincoln states “these dead shall not have died in vain; that the nation, shall have a new birth of freedom.” Between the time of Abraham Lincolns Gettysburg address the United States experienced a new birth of freedom for all: northerners
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Women did not have an easy life; they were not encouraged to obtain a real education or pursue a professional career. After women were married they did not have the right to own their own property, keep their own wages, or sign a contract. In addition, women were denied the right to vote but women did not take no for an answer so they stood up for what they believed in. There were several women protests such as Kaiser Wilson, who believed women should have equality, she stood outside of the white house and protest that president Wilson reverse his opposition to a federal amendment. The nineteenth amendment plays a huge role in history because it gave women the right to vote in 1920 , Susan b Anthony was a feminist activist who campaigned for abolition of slavery, the right for women to own their own property and retain their earnings and advocated for women’s labors organizations. WWI was the peak to working women, because more and more men were being drafted to the war. With this being said businesses needed workers which led to a flow of job opportunities for women. Another women activist was Margret Sanger, she played a huge roll in women rights as a social activist, she had a leading role in the birth control movement which was a social movement that discussed birth control when it was not supposed to be brought up to the publics knowledge, Margret sanger opened up the first birth control clinic but then went to prison due to distributing information on
Women did not have an easy life; they were not encouraged to obtain a real education or pursue a professional career. After women were married they did not have the right to own their own property, keep their own wages, or sign a contract. In addition, women were denied the right to vote but women did not take no for an answer so they stood up for what they believed in. There were several women protests such as Kaiser Wilson, who believed women should have equality, she stood outside of the white house and protest that president Wilson reverse his opposition to a federal amendment. The nineteenth amendment plays a huge role in history because it gave women the right to vote in 1920 , Susan b Anthony was a feminist activist who campaigned for abolition of slavery, the right for women to own their own property and retain their earnings and advocated for women’s labors organizations. WWI was the peak to working women, because more and more men were being drafted to the war. With this being said businesses needed workers which led to a flow of job opportunities for women. Another women activist was Margret Sanger, she played a huge roll in women rights as a social activist, she had a leading role in the birth control movement which was a social movement that discussed birth control when it was not supposed to be brought up to the publics knowledge, Margret sanger opened up the first birth control clinic but then went to prison due to distributing information on