Feminism In The 19th Century

Imagine not being able to vote, purchase a credit card, or receive an education all because of your gender. Conceptualize making 59 cents for every man’s dollar, facing sexual harassment in a work environment, and having restrictions on clothing and even body weight (Marie Claire, 2015). Depict finding out your pregnant, and in a blink of an eye, your career is taken away from you and now you must be dependent on a man. All of these scenarios were true for women in the 19th century. Feminism has grown immensely over the years, making equality for women in many ways. The word “feminism” has taken on many different definitions, some pertaining to males. For example, a male that has female qualities is considered to be feministic. This signifiant word should only be associated with women. According to the Oxford English dictionary, …show more content…
Anthony lectured on women’s rights and organized a series of state and national conventions on the issue.” Her most passionate debates were for women’s rights to vote and own property. Controversy in the household between men and women was occurring daily in the 19th century. Susan B. Anthony once said, “An oligarchy of race, where the Saxon rules the African, might be endured; but this oligarchy of sex which makes father, brothers, husband, sons, the oligarchs over the mother and sisters, the wife and daughters of every household... carries discord and rebellion into every home of the nation.” Since the male race was the superior sex in the household, women were ordered around and treated poorly. It is very upsetting, as a woman, to feel taken advantage of and cheated on. In the 19th century marital rape wasn’t criminalized. According to Marie Claire, “A women couldn’t refuse sex to her husband or legally fight back if he raped her until 1993.” Susan B. Anthony has guided women to have a confident, hardworking, driven, and classy persona. Without Anthony, women’s rights could still be of far lesser value than