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Women had started fighting for gender equalities way before the term “feminism” was listed in the Oxford English Dictionary in 1852. They spoke up and proved their abilities to the world by marching and rebelling. The first-wave of feminism started from the 18th century, and it was mainly focused on the voting and property rights for females. The Second-Wave feminism began in the 1960s, and the focus shifted from suffrage to issues such as workplace, reproductive rights, and domestic violence.…

From the 1900s to the 1920s, womens fashion has developed throughout time. In the 1900s women that were fashionable at this time were to be expected to wear long dresses and take two annual trips to Paris. As time passed and the roaring twenties came to place, women started to show their true colors. Womens style of dressing as well as their hair became known as the flappers. Many designers became known, and are still being used up to this day, for instance, Coco Chanel. During this time, it was…

Egyptian women have always been the essence of their country’s history. Extremely influential since the ancient times, they have left their mark on almost every major period in the country’s chronology, from Queen Hatshepsut to Cleopatra to our most recent Safia Zaghloul. Unfortunately, the more we move up in history the less people remember the greatness of the Egyptian woman, a tragedy proved by the recent rise of sexual harassment that followed the great and terrible Arab spring. In this…

Feminism’s Impact on Today’s Women Before the positive effects of the Feminist movement, which dramatically changed the view society had on women and made a woman able to do actions and tasks that were only done by men and considered to be things that men did. Today, a woman has almost the same chance at being successful as men do, a major change and improvement from the late 1900's. It is important to note that not until the year of 1920, did women have the right to vote, while men, without…

Harriet Tubman said, Every great dream begins with a great dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, patience, and the stars to change the world.” This quote is explaining that everyone has a dream, but it takes guts, perseverance and time to accomplish any dream. It took many amazing women and 50 years to gain rights for women to vote and to be in office. It takes inner strength to help those who cannot help themselves. If not for Susan B. Anthony, Shirley Chisholm, Elizabeth…

Elizabeth Blackwell was a major pioneer for women’s rights in the medical field. She was an extraordinary influence on the women of her time as well as the women of today. Elizabeth Blackwell had an extremely challenging lifetime, but throughout her trials and long education, she had immense help from many different people as her interest in medicine grew; this led her to become a leader in the field of medicine. Elizabeth Blackwell’s life was full of countless hardships but she continued…

Women have been campaigning and fighting for their rights dating back to the early 17th century, however black women were largely ignored. A brave woman, Sojourner Truth, attempted to fight for both, giving an extremely powerful speech at a women’s convention in 1851 arguing for the rights of all women. In her speech Truth delivers anecdotes and rhetorical questions which appeal to the audience of womens’ sense of humanity and maternal instinct, as well as using the content of the bible in…

All in all, Johnsonville was a sausage plant that had been burnt down causing the employees to think that they were going to have to go into unemployment, however, something very different happened. Employees continued to receive full salaries and even monthly bonuses. All the employees had to do was “volunteer at local organizations, take training classes at the local technical college or work in other Johnsonville facilities” (Gallagher, 2016). These were three understandable conditions for…

Caddy Stanton invited four of her friends over for afternoon tea. During their conversation, the topic turn towards the situation of women in the United States. As they spoke about the limitations placed on women under America's new democracy, they decided that something must be done. Over the two following days after their meeting, they planned the first women's rights convention which took place in Seneca Falls, New . YorkDuring the preparation for this event, Elizabeth Caddy Stanton…

Speech By: Gabby pennella Hi everyone! Today I will be sharing with you on how Betty Friedan made a big change on women discrimination in the early 1900's. But first off, let me introduce myself. I am gabby pennella and I am 14. I play Volleyball and babysit. I am interested in this topic because if it weren't for Betty Friedan and many other people, women wouldn't be as equal as men. In the early, maybe mid- 1900's, women were…