National Women's Political Caucus

gaining rights in political areas to gaining rights to wear what woman want, people are always putting up a fight for equality. In this essay, I am going to talk about all the amazing woman who helped us get to where we are today. First, I am going to tell you about Malala Yousafzai. As a child, Malala believed strongly in fair education across genders. She was born July 12, 1997, living in MIngora, Pakistan. Her town was a small, tourist filled area until the Taliban started to take control. When the Taliban started to attack girls schools, Malala gave a speech. The speech was started with "How dare the Taliban take…

not even considered the possibility of women’s suffrage. According to historians, even Lucretia Mott Thomas, a suffragette who worked on the declaration with Stanton, was hesitant to include the right to vote (Burns). Additionally, this choice is also symbolic. The Declaration of Independence was written by colonists in order to relinquish their freedom from the harsh rule of Brittan’s monarchy, so that they could be free to self-govern. By modeling her speech after this document, Stanton is…

.In 1971, women’s activist Judy Brady wrote the legendary feminist piece “I Want a Wife.” The essay looks at women through the eyes of married men and their seemingly endless expectations of their wives. When the essay was written, it was “first delivered aloud in San Francisco on Aug 26, 1970. Judy (Syfers) Brady read the piece at a rally celebrating the 50th anniversary of women’s right to vote in the U.S., obtained in 1920,” (Napikoski, Linda). Many men of the time dismissed the essay, but…

SAVITRIBAI JYOTIRAO PHULE (January 3, 1831 – March 10, 1897). Introduction: Savitribai Jyotirao Phule was an Indian social reformer born in the 19th century, was a woman ahead of her time. One can trace Savitibai’s 66 year life devoted to serving the society. Savitribai Phule along with her revolutionary husband, Mahatma Jyotirao Phule, were pioneers in the struggle against oppression of women, dalits, adivasis and religious minorities. She was modern India’s first women teacher, a radical…

In 1851 at the Women’s Convention in Akron, Ohio, an African American woman named Sojourner Truth gave a speech defending women’s rights. In this speech, she proved that women were capable of doing tough jobs like men. That they had the ability to go to school and get an education, and make the world a better place just like any man can do. Truth proved that the stereotypes given to women were inaccurate, and showed the audience what women were capable of doing. She fought for the rights of both…

Feminism - We women and man are equal ABSTRACT: We have lived in a male dominated society for more than 11 years since 2000. During these 11 years, we female have never ever stopped fighting for our own rights, no matter it’s the voting right or the working right. Kate Chopin – the forerunner of the feminist authors, started her fight for female’s rights from the early in the 19th century. In an era when most of the people don’t even have the idea of gender equality. “The story of an hour”…

Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a prominent women’s rights activist, feminist, editor, and writer during the 19th century. She accomplished many achievements, even some after she died. Those achievements changed the role and view of women in the United States. Even at an early age, Stanton showed her desire to excel at things that men usually did. She did this to prove her worth and abilities to not only her father, but to everyone. Although, she is not as well known as Susan B. Anthony, who was also…

Through a shift in the United States Democracy in the 1800’s, the idea of slavery was transformed. Although the idea for freedom had always been a major focal point for all slaves, the actuality of making it legal was a new determination. For an African American woman like Sojourner Truth, a former slave, becoming an active participant in this fight for abolition was her life goal. As religious reform and anti-slavery feminism movements began in the 1840’s, so did Truth’s career as being one of…

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.…

Identity Through A Name In Seneca Falls, NY the first meeting of the Women's Rights Movement took place on July 19-20, 1848. This was just the beginning of women's equality. Women started to wear pants in the 1920’s instead of a dress or skirt. They applied for jobs others thought were not appropriate for women. They also started peaceful protest in the streets demanding a right to vote. Women got creative when fighting for the rights that all humans deserve through their actions, music, and…