Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Feminism is the advocacy of women's rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes. While the feminist movement is important in the present day, the play written in 1947 by Tennessee Williams became known for its portrayal of the dynamics between men and women. In the play, A Streetcar Named Desire, feminism plays the main role. Taking place after the second world war, the men of this play assume that they have more power than women. While, in reality, the women have the same or greater…

Hemingway and Gilman’s Depiction of Women: Unnecessary The famous women's rights and suffrage movement activist, Susan B Anthony said, “Men, their rights, and nothing more; women, their rights, and nothing less.” Her ambitious agenda for women’s rights was met with fierce resistance and ingrained social norms. The proper role of women and their appropriate duties was a controversial issue in the early 20th century. Many firmly believed a woman’s role should be confined to the domestic…

Throughout the evolution of the modern-day woman, there have been endless instances in which women’s abilities have been belittled and underestimated. Yet, in these instances, women have overcome their circumstances and demonstrated the resilience of being a woman. Even though women have gained a substantial amount of social standing in the past century, there will always be those who view men as superior, more capable individuals. Susan Glaspell’s Trifles is a timeless feminist example of what…

Elizabeth Bennet, the main character in the novel, is a headstrong, young woman who refuses to marry for anything but love and whose actions typically support a yearning for some sort of equality, whether it be financially or socially. Elizabeth’s refusal…

Freedom of thought hasn't always been accessible for women. In the 19th century women were belittled and restricted from expressing their thoughts and feelings. And when a woman did express any form of emotion other than obedience, she was labeled as insane. Ernest Hemingway gave a reporter a perfect response of sexism over a friend's breakup, ¨But why couldn’t he have told her to go to hell? Because she was sick. It’s being sick makes them act so bloody awful usually and it’s because they’re…

On August 18,1929 a new amendment was amended to the constitution,that will have the greatest impact on the United States of America society.It changed the face of America forever according to ourdocuments.org.A change so big a change so mighty it phased the world into the future,not olny the land of the brave, but the earth.This added a shove the the progressement of the progressement of the united states, not just a shove,but a Quantum Leap.This catapulted society not just a catapult,and saved…

The roaring 20s is an era known for its sustained economic prosperity and new social movements. Amelia Earhart was one of the many figures who were known in the roaring 20s for her determination in her career and for fighting for equal rights for women. Amelia Earhart was born in July 24 of 1897 in Atchison, Arkansas. Her father was an alcolic and there were always fights between him and her mother. Most of the time, Earhart's mother sent her and her older sister to her grandparents’ house.…

For as long as we can remember, women have always been degraded. We can date back all the way to the earliest civilizations, such as the Spartans and Athens and see documented proof that women had practically no rights. Throughout history it was always kept like this, that is until women took a stand and started to fight for their suffrage. Through the Antebellum period and the Second Industrial Revolution there were many advocates for women’s rights, until the United States finally passed the…

Coretta Scott King is mostly known through out people’s minds as Martin Luther King’s wife. She was seen marching alongside Martin during his fights for equality, and knew that he was very much in love with her. However, she also was a very determined Civil Rights leader by her own right. It was her who continue the Civil Rights Movement after her husband’s assassination, and her who continued to fight for her own causes. These causes included equality for all, regardless of race, gender, or…

Throughout the history and since the beginning of times, women have influenced individuals all over the world. The fact that it was the women, who accomplished certain goals, often caused skepticism in the minds of many individuals, however. Despite the obstacles that many historical women have faced, they still made it onto the pages of our textbooks and the hearts of the people. One of these women was Coretta Scott King, a wife of a famous African- American Civil Rights Movement leader,…