Edwin M. Stanton

Forbidden Freedom In history, human rights have always been a problem, and yet to this day, it still remains. Specifically, in the past, women had adapted to live in a suppressed environment, solely because their limited rights have never allowed them to cross a certain boundary. In fact, the United States, foremost in the race of modernization in the world, enabled women to vote in 1920; however, prior to that, individualism, freedom, and equality did not exist in the dictionary for women.…

In life, many of us struggle when it comes to being ourselves. Individualism is the act of being independent, where you can stand alone in a situation no matter what may happen. In the 1900s, women could have this individualism because women could not own business nor control their own money, for which they need their husband authorization to do so. In the Doll House story, written by Henrik Ibsen, Nora Helmer is an individual. Nora breaks the rule of injustice by taking out a loan without the…

Throughout the years, women have fought for the same rights as men do. Some may argue that women are still doing this with the current wage gap and the fight against sexual assault. But poet Carmen Giménez Smith does this in a different way. In her poetry, she shows the raw reality of being a female in the darkest ways. Giménez Smith work explores many issues that affect the lives of females. Many of her works have an underlying tone of brutally honest realism in it. For example, in “Bleeding…

The role of women in society has changed drastically over the centuries. Women went from being subordinate to their husbands to having the right to not only live their lives freely but have minds of their own. In the stories “The Yellow Wallpaper” and “The story of an Hour” both authors use a historical setting to show the place that women had in society. Both authors suggest that a women can feel trapped in her marriage and lose her sense of self. In the story the “Yellow Wallpaper” the…

Mary Wollstonecraft's Vindication of the Rights of Women It is factual that most people think that feminism started in the early 20th century during the era of the suffragettes (Volkova, 892). However, the fact is that feminism efforts came along away even before the 20th century. Mary Wollstonecraft's Vindication of the Rights of Women is one of philosophical works that can be used as proof. As a matter of fact, Wollstonecraft's was published back in 1792, less than 20 years after the founding…

Introduction Margaret Thatcher known as Iron lady was UK’s very first female Prime Minister for three consecutive terms,1979-1990. Her policies on weather and economics became a complete political philosophy called Thatcherism. It also became a part of a worldwide neoliberal movement in the 80's. She was given the title of Iron Lady by a Soviet newspaper following a speech she gave in 1976, which is proudly claimed and owned for the rest of her life Campbell, J. (2003). 1. Discuss the unique…

Throughout much of history, the relationship between man and woman has been patriarchal in the least. In fact, it has only been a century that women have been able to vote in the United States, a country that is progressive in its freedom. Only recently have feminist and women’s rights movements started to appear to address common grievances among women. However, other countries societies’ are still much more patriarchal. In recent years, feminist themes have been interpreted in older works of…

Iron Jawed Angels Movie Review The movie, Iron Jawed Angels, directed by Katja Von Garnier, depicted the women's suffragist movement during 1869-1914. On the brink of World War One, women all across America decided that their time to vote and participate in politics was now, and fought for their rights as citizens of the Unites States of America. The movie focuses on the life of Alice Paul (acted by Hillary Swank), as she separated herself from the National American Women Suffrage Association…

It was not until 1916 that women had the right to vote in certain provinces and a couple of years later in 1929 when they were considered “persons” in Canada. Women around the world have been fighting for equality for years. One of the leaders in that fight during the 18th century was Mary Wollstonecraft. Wollstonecraft, an English writer, was well known for being one of the biggest advocates for women’s rights. Her novel titled Vindication of the rights of woman illustrates her ideas that…

Sojourner Truth’s Ain’t I a Woman and Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s Declaration of Sentiments are feminist texts given and written, respectively, at Women’s Conventions around the country. Both texts demand equal rights for women. Ain’t I a Woman argues why women should be granted equal rights, while Declaration of Sentiments lists oppressions put on women by the patriarchal society. These are both some of the most influential feminist texts from the first wave feminist movement in the United States;…