Platt Amendment

and the Equal Rights Amendment was no different. The main supporter of the amendment was the National Woman 's Party backed by feminists and professional women such as Amelia Earhart. Organized groups such as National Organization for Women and ERAmerica along with a coalition of nearly eighty other mainstream organizations helped push the amendment through the ratification process. National Organization of Women was a compelling advocate claiming, “[the Equal Rights Amendment] is necessary…

women’s heads are poisoned with the idea that because they are female, they will never be able to achieve as high as their male peers. For thousands of years, women have had to suffer through the pains of inequality. On August 26, 1920 the 19th Amendment was passed and women were given the right to vote (“The Fight for Women’s Suffrage”). However, nearly 100 years later women are still fighting to be equal to men. America is one of the only developed countries to not…

According to The New Webster 's Dictionary, the term justice means, righteousness; equitableness; lawfulness. When thinking about gender equality, justice may feel like an illusion, especially for women. Although, our current time period seems to be the highpoint for feminism, it doesn 't feel authentic for many. Despite all that feminists have fought for in equal rights over the years, women are still getting raped, trafficked, discriminated against and violated. In the workplace, women are…

The first and second women 's movement created the society we have today. The American society is a more conducive environment for women to run for office. Women were not able to break the highest glass ceiling because of women. Kellyanne Elizabeth Conway and Phyllis Schlafly are notorious for maintaining the status quo. Kellan Conway is a villain because she ruined the closest chance in American history to elect a female president. At the start of Hillary Clinton 's election, most people felt…

Chivalry: Is it Dead or Alive? Chivalry has been a questionable topic throughout the years on whether it is alive or dead. Chivalry is a type of behavior that is shown mostly by men or the world in a respectful way towards a woman. Chivalry is still alive in this generation through various ways. Most men in this generation are always on a journey to please any woman he comes into contact with. One way a man respects a woman is by being a gentleman. Men are not in control of women as they were…

reason why the Equal Rights Amendment needs to be ratified is because there is no other amendment that is as specific with gender rights. The ERA has a greater explanation of gender rights and would have it’s own process for handling situations of sex discrimination. The ERA would also help support inadequacies that federal and state courts have, especially in cases of sex discrimination. In January of 2011, Court Justice Antonin Scalia declared that the 14th Amendment does not protect against…

Feminists believed this amendment would ensure women’s full equality in the eyes of the law” (Women’s Rights Movement by Jennifer Joline Anderson, page 75-76). Although Alice Paul hoped that the ERA would cut out all sexism, the amendment has received much criticism from civilians, business owners, and world leaders. Over 100 newspapers, websites, and articles are devoted to showing the bad effects of the ERA. This goes to show how much sexism is needed to be cut from society, as protesting a…

The definition of feminism is ‘The advocacy of women 's rights on the ground of the equality of the sexes’ (dictionary.com, 2015). It is believed by some that the ideas of feminism have dramatically changed since the feminist movement first started in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, while others believe the original goals have just adapted to suit modern times (GWANET, 2015). This report will investigate how the current generation’s idea of feminism differs from those of the past,…

Ben Carson, a candidate for the Republican nomination for President in the 2016 election, has introduced a policy he calls the “Balanced Budget Amendment”. This amendment would put in place a flat tax in which all Americans would pay 10 percent of their income, with no exceptions I 'm place. In addition to the flat tax, this amendment would require Congress to create a thorough federal budget, where they are only able to spend what they collect in taxes. In other words, the revenue brought in…

The women’s movement of the 1960s was a movement that should have happened a long time ago. Women have been excluded from the government since the beginning of America even though they were just as important as men were to certain events, like abolition or prohibition. Women are central to society and should have been treated as such from the beginning. The movement took decades to be included in mainstream culture. When it finally was being talked about, the movement accomplished many goals…