Since the beginning of time women have done incredible things and still continue to do so everyday. Women haven’t always had it easy, and still don’t always have it easy. Sometimes women don’t fully get the respect they truly deserve, but that’s okay because most women don’t stop until they achieve what they are after, and that’s what you see a lot in this section, and it all has changed the way that women live today. Women began making progress in the early 1900s. They wanted to do more than just raise kids, cook meals, clean the house, and care for family members. They wanted to make a difference in the world. Their key to achieving this was to get a good education. After this, women began to solve problems that they saw in society. For women, working outside of their homes meant difficult jobs with long hours and dangerous conditions. Many women worked in factories. They made things such as cigars or
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They were always pushing for a new law to be made for the benefit of their families. One focus of effort was the Temperance Movement. This movement said that there should be no drinking alcohol. Members felt that alcohol led to men neglecting their families and abusing their wives. One of the most difficult things women had to go through was achieving the right to vote. Their argument was that this was the only way to make sure the government would protect their children, faster education, and support family life. Women needed to vote because political issues reached inside people’s homes. A lot of women, referred to as suffragettes helped promote suffrage in their own areas. When the U.S. entered World War 1, women supported the war effort. Their actions convinced legislatures to support the women’s suffrage amendment. In June of 1919, congress approved the Nineteenth Amendment. It stated that the right to vote “shall not be denied or abridged on account of
They were always pushing for a new law to be made for the benefit of their families. One focus of effort was the Temperance Movement. This movement said that there should be no drinking alcohol. Members felt that alcohol led to men neglecting their families and abusing their wives. One of the most difficult things women had to go through was achieving the right to vote. Their argument was that this was the only way to make sure the government would protect their children, faster education, and support family life. Women needed to vote because political issues reached inside people’s homes. A lot of women, referred to as suffragettes helped promote suffrage in their own areas. When the U.S. entered World War 1, women supported the war effort. Their actions convinced legislatures to support the women’s suffrage amendment. In June of 1919, congress approved the Nineteenth Amendment. It stated that the right to vote “shall not be denied or abridged on account of