Sexism In The 1900's

During the Early Movement of the 1800’s, women fought for proposed measure to be able to finally have the right of others such as suffrage. These women wanted to be recognized through that of petitioning for the freedom to be able to vote, and be treated as everyone else in society; including man. During the Seneca Falls Convention, women spoke their minds/ and made it clear as to what their intentions were as to equal rights for women; by being stern to the opinion and concerns. “As progressive as the abolitionist movement was, the inherent sexism of the day served to divide and alienate its members; while men feared that abolitionist goals would weaken by attention to women’s rights” (Lindsey, 2011, pg. 128). At the Seneca Convention, a list of these women’s discrimination concerns were documented as to what they encountered throughout history; opening a door to eradicate these issues from existence.

This continued on through that of World War II, where the second phase of feminism flourished once again; raising awareness about how society was hiding the fact that employers frowned upon the …show more content…
However in the 1900’s women tried to seek revenge on the stands on feminists initiatives due to consequences to which it brought on; causing things to come to an immediate halt causing socialism to be non-existent. Compared to the second wave, colleges were including feminism more in their elective curriculum for college student to become aware of the post-war social movements to which women fought to address and resolve. “Despite the lack of a common definition of feminism, third-wavers tend to focus on the intersection of gender with race, class, and sexuality, in both scholarship and activism” (Lindsey, 2011. Pg.