American Women In The 19th Century

With the plight of the world wars, women began to taste the liberties and the plethora of opportunities which could be obtained through pursuing political freedom and activism. As the mid-nineteenth century moved upon the American people, women became more involved and made their opinions and voices known; furthermore, education granted women a vast means which aided in higher professional possibilities. The United Nations, founded in 1945, quantified the newly achieved success of females by constructing an international panel where women from around the world could analyze their countries and establish an understanding of universal feminism. Through the meeting, held in New Mexico City, the global group contrived the pertinent themes of, what The United Nations instituted as, the "Decade for Women". These three systematic pieces all formed the general philosophical understanding of feminism, at the time: Equality, development, and peace. The means by which these three items came to be, …show more content…
Despite this discrepancy, women in the United States did reach a bountiful level of improvement through reproductive freedom, education, and eligibility of workplace involvement. At the same time however, the rest of the world made its own strides in the direction of moving the feminist movement along: For example, thirty-five percent of national representation was headed by women in places like South Africa and Sweden. Contrasting this, America only seats seventeen percent of women in legislative positions. This information is not surprising; the United States has a large religious affiliation which has not aided the process of women breaking free from what men deem as acceptable roles in society. The movement of feminism has become well known in modern times and is something very much so pursued in today's