Women's Rights Movement It’s no argument that the world is always changing, for better or for worse. it’s hard to even imagine what life would be like without some of the things we have today. But some people in the earlier years didn’t have to imagine, it was their reality. They had to fight and protest just to gain access to simple things. Despite this, they stayed determined and did not quit working towards their goal , being led on by several strong women, the Women's Rights Movement began. This was, and still is, a major change for everyone, and without it today life would be very different, not necessarily in a good way. The women protesting weren’t only fighting for equal pay or for more jobs, but also to be viewed as actual members
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This organization was made solely for the purpose of working towards defeating gender discrimination , originally just in the workplace , but soon extended towards educational areas and calling out sexist stereotypes that were shown in the media. The grand aim was to place women’s rights permanently on the human rights agenda ( Ginsburg 10). They made several achievements, including holding public hearings about gender inequality , campaigning to get the Equal Rights Amendment passed (which was a success) prohibiting sex-segregated job advertisements, and many, many other things. There were other people who also fought for rights, however in differing ways. A group known as the radical feminists made their first appearance during this time. They believed the other protesters were too tame with their efforts and decided to use their own methods. They rallied publically and often used mass media to spread awareness, they tried to demonstrate their idea that women were actually trapped in societies rules and …show more content…
In fact, in 1974 , the Equal Credit Opportunity Act was passed , which made it illegal to deny someone a job because of their gender. In the years from 1961 to 1971, women’s employment outside the home had expanded rapidly (Ginsburg 8). By the late 1900s , several of the steps that the protesters took were shown to be a success. Although hard work and determination were a major part of this movement , there were other factors that played a part in the rise of feminism. One of these being the higher literacy and education rates for women, literacy was a way for people to express their thoughts and many girls used this to their advantage, using it to spread their independent beliefs and opinions with others, this became increasingly popular as the movement first began. The Abolitionists movement was believed to inspire the Women's rights movement , although they were both working towards different goals, they shared several similar ideas, and its likely that parts of the Womens movement were inspired by
This organization was made solely for the purpose of working towards defeating gender discrimination , originally just in the workplace , but soon extended towards educational areas and calling out sexist stereotypes that were shown in the media. The grand aim was to place women’s rights permanently on the human rights agenda ( Ginsburg 10). They made several achievements, including holding public hearings about gender inequality , campaigning to get the Equal Rights Amendment passed (which was a success) prohibiting sex-segregated job advertisements, and many, many other things. There were other people who also fought for rights, however in differing ways. A group known as the radical feminists made their first appearance during this time. They believed the other protesters were too tame with their efforts and decided to use their own methods. They rallied publically and often used mass media to spread awareness, they tried to demonstrate their idea that women were actually trapped in societies rules and …show more content…
In fact, in 1974 , the Equal Credit Opportunity Act was passed , which made it illegal to deny someone a job because of their gender. In the years from 1961 to 1971, women’s employment outside the home had expanded rapidly (Ginsburg 8). By the late 1900s , several of the steps that the protesters took were shown to be a success. Although hard work and determination were a major part of this movement , there were other factors that played a part in the rise of feminism. One of these being the higher literacy and education rates for women, literacy was a way for people to express their thoughts and many girls used this to their advantage, using it to spread their independent beliefs and opinions with others, this became increasingly popular as the movement first began. The Abolitionists movement was believed to inspire the Women's rights movement , although they were both working towards different goals, they shared several similar ideas, and its likely that parts of the Womens movement were inspired by