Malala Yousafzai is a young woman who is an educational advocate for girls. Since women in Pakistan do not have equal rights, the Taliban issued a death threat against her for standing up for equality for women. Since Yousafzai is an educational advocate, she went to school, and on her way home from school one day she was shot by a gunman. She survived the shooting and eventually went on to win the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize and promote the importance of women’s education. Although Yousafzai does not live in America, it is important for all women across the world to have equal rights. Women should have social rights, economic rights, and equal rights to the rest of the world. In America, women’s rights activists are making a prominent role in
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Monica Crowley, who is a television correspondent, said “true equality means holding everyone accountable in the same way, regardless of race, gender, faith, ethnicity, or political ideology” (Crowley). While many believe that men have more power than women, Crowley states that both women and men should be equal no matter where one may come from. Thomas Jefferson, who was the third president of the United States, said, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness” (Jefferson 390). Even in “The Declaration of Independence” Jefferson states “all men are created equal”, which specifically says that everyone should be equal in power. Like Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln was the president of the United States who showed equality throughout America by freeing the slaves. Lincoln said, “… and I would recommend to them that, in all cases when allowed, they labor faithfully for reasonable wages” (Lincoln 691). In the 21st century, women have struggled to make equal pay as men, but in “The Emancipation Proclamation” Lincoln shows equality by requesting equal pay for all citizens working in the United States. Overall, women’s equality throughout America has been around for many years now, but not until currently has equality for women been
Monica Crowley, who is a television correspondent, said “true equality means holding everyone accountable in the same way, regardless of race, gender, faith, ethnicity, or political ideology” (Crowley). While many believe that men have more power than women, Crowley states that both women and men should be equal no matter where one may come from. Thomas Jefferson, who was the third president of the United States, said, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness” (Jefferson 390). Even in “The Declaration of Independence” Jefferson states “all men are created equal”, which specifically says that everyone should be equal in power. Like Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln was the president of the United States who showed equality throughout America by freeing the slaves. Lincoln said, “… and I would recommend to them that, in all cases when allowed, they labor faithfully for reasonable wages” (Lincoln 691). In the 21st century, women have struggled to make equal pay as men, but in “The Emancipation Proclamation” Lincoln shows equality by requesting equal pay for all citizens working in the United States. Overall, women’s equality throughout America has been around for many years now, but not until currently has equality for women been