What Are The Arguments For Women's Rights In The 1800s

During the eighteen century woman did not have the same rights and privileges as men. The right to vote was not allowed. Education and occupation opportunities were scarce. After marriage women had to give control of their property to the husband. A woman place was in the home caring for the children and tending to domestic affairs. Equality for women changed in the 1800s. Coeducational studies at the university became available. State laws were put in place that allowed married women to keep their property (“Gender-Discrimination-History,” n.d., para. 1). Harriet Taylor Mills was an English philosopher and an advocate for the rights of women in the nineteenth century. She was married to John Stuart Mill who was also a philosopher. She became well known for her essay “The Enfranchisement of Women” and was printed in the New York Tribune a reputable periodical in England. In her essay, she described how women rights are not equal to the rights of men. She felt as though she was not equal to her husband and was regularly overshadowed. John Mill’s gave tremendous support to the rational argument of women’s rights along with his wife. Harriet’s philosophical work advocated the equality of all rights for women. This included social, political, and …show more content…
Women are protected under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 which prohibits any school that receives federal financial assistance to discriminate based on sex. Title IX is implemented by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil rights. They are responsible for investigating and resolving complaints filed by individuals attesting to sex discrimination. Some of those complaints include the lack of funds for the athletic scholarships to females; unequal pay for female teachers with the same positions as their male co-workers, and discrimination against females who become pregnant (“Sex Discrimination in Education,” n.d., para.