“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,” This statement is taken directly from The Declaration of Independence, and has come to be one of the most recognizable American quotes. But, who is “all men”? Written in 1776, the Declaration may have defined men as ‘white males of age to vote’, insinuating of only those specified are equal. The very first draft of this historical document actually stated, “All free men are created equal”, so who’s to say that if they initially stripped slaves of their freedom, they wouldn’t intentionally do the same to females? Only 32 constitutions in the world do not include an explicit gender equality guarantee. The U.S. Constitution is one of them. Now, in 2015, America has
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During the 1850’s women were not permitted to speak publicly, much less vote or hold office. It was an era mainly ruled by men, specifically white men. Yet in 1851 Mrs.Stowe published a very controversial novel, “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”, this two volume book rawly depicted slavery life. It became the best-selling novel of the 19th century as well as the groundworks for the civil war. As the public’s perspective of slavery drastically changed, so did state’s opinions of anti-slavery. Many people thank Harriet Beecher Stowe for revealing the accepted oppressive injustice slaves faced day by day. As a result of her nationally famous book countless Americans felt a strong responsibility to assist the fight of race equality. Additionally women began to voice their opinion of these topics publicly, a new height for women’s equality. Stowe has made a gigantic imprint on American values today, and deserves to be recognized for her hard work and courage to continually pinpoint flaws in our …show more content…
The fight will never cease, but the case can always improve, and it has, but not quite enough. Currently the oppression of women in America is at an all time low, and still we find crucial issues not being addressed. Washington post published this article in 2010; this portion addresses the statistical evidence of recent sexism through crime: “It was only last year that George Sodini opened fire in a gym outside Pittsburgh, killing three women and injuring nine others. Investigators learned from Sodini's blog that he specifically targeted women. In 2006, a gunman went into an Amish schoolhouse in Pennsylvania; he sent the boys outside and opened fire on almost a dozen girls, killing five. That same year in Colorado, a man sexually assaulted six female students he had taken hostage at a high school before killing one of them.” These occurrences were not widely talked about, and atop these horrendous attacks came an almost normalcy to them, as if these massive hate crimes were expected. These harmful societal views continued to snake their way into daily life, such as The United States ranking 65th in wage equality for similar work, according to a study of 142 countries. This nation is incredibly advanced, yet lacks when it comes to equality, especially in the work force. This could possibly be due to women only making
During the 1850’s women were not permitted to speak publicly, much less vote or hold office. It was an era mainly ruled by men, specifically white men. Yet in 1851 Mrs.Stowe published a very controversial novel, “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”, this two volume book rawly depicted slavery life. It became the best-selling novel of the 19th century as well as the groundworks for the civil war. As the public’s perspective of slavery drastically changed, so did state’s opinions of anti-slavery. Many people thank Harriet Beecher Stowe for revealing the accepted oppressive injustice slaves faced day by day. As a result of her nationally famous book countless Americans felt a strong responsibility to assist the fight of race equality. Additionally women began to voice their opinion of these topics publicly, a new height for women’s equality. Stowe has made a gigantic imprint on American values today, and deserves to be recognized for her hard work and courage to continually pinpoint flaws in our …show more content…
The fight will never cease, but the case can always improve, and it has, but not quite enough. Currently the oppression of women in America is at an all time low, and still we find crucial issues not being addressed. Washington post published this article in 2010; this portion addresses the statistical evidence of recent sexism through crime: “It was only last year that George Sodini opened fire in a gym outside Pittsburgh, killing three women and injuring nine others. Investigators learned from Sodini's blog that he specifically targeted women. In 2006, a gunman went into an Amish schoolhouse in Pennsylvania; he sent the boys outside and opened fire on almost a dozen girls, killing five. That same year in Colorado, a man sexually assaulted six female students he had taken hostage at a high school before killing one of them.” These occurrences were not widely talked about, and atop these horrendous attacks came an almost normalcy to them, as if these massive hate crimes were expected. These harmful societal views continued to snake their way into daily life, such as The United States ranking 65th in wage equality for similar work, according to a study of 142 countries. This nation is incredibly advanced, yet lacks when it comes to equality, especially in the work force. This could possibly be due to women only making