Suffragette

The Women’s Suffrage Movement The women’s suffrage movement in Great Britain has been the subject of numerous debates over the recent years. During the nineteenth century, women were not allowed to hold any position in the British Parliament nor allowed to vote for political leaders. Social roles for women during this time period were based on the ideology of separate spheres. In these separate spheres, women were responsible for raising children and taking care of the household, and men were…

The Relationship Between Class and Class Consciousness In Germany men were granted universal suffrage in 1871, while it took until 1919 for women to gain universal suffrage rights. Women were stuck in the shadow of the patriarchy and struggled to earn their suffrage. This political disenfranchisement applied to all women; the case that Rosa Luxemburg makes in her essays “Women’s Suffrage and Class Struggle” and “The Proletariat Woman” is that even though women have the same biological…

Prior to the 1917 Russian Revolution, the majority of women were regarded as the property of men. Alexandra Kollontai forced politicial and civil change upon Russia, for both women and the working class, making her a significantly influential individual during that time. Alexandra Kollontai was a feminist and a socialist woman who passionately defended a vision of emancipation premised on equality, comradeship and personal autonomy liberating women from the constraints set upon them. Kollontai…

From 1848 to 1920, the discriminative laws of the United States were tested when women came together to fight for their right to vote (Paxton, Hughes NP). The Women’s Suffrage Movement is seen as one of the greatest progressive movements in women’s history. Although this movement had an extremely positive effect on the future of politics and equal rights, there were numerous negative effects on the suffragists because of it. Suffragists then had to live their lives alongside this movement, which…

The film “Iron Jawed Angels” portrays the events that took place between 1912 and 1913 back when women still didn’t have the right to vote. The movie setting starts off in Philadelphia, where the two young activists Alice Paul and Lucy Burns have a meeting with the two main leaders of NAWSA (National American Women Suffrage Association), Carrie Chapman and Anna Howard. The young suffragists urge the women of NAWSA to try and work on passing a constitutional amendment for women to have the right…

The involvement of women’s group in Progressive-era reform movements. The Women of Progressive took charge and develop different reforms. However, voting was at the top to reform. The organizations knew that this was a situation that the federal government could assist women to get things reformed. The Progressive group was the cause of the women's suffrage. The National American Women Suffrage Association (N.A.W.S.A) traveled from state to state. The Association tried to get laws passed so…

Hannah Hoch is much known for her photomontage art work and the participation in the Dada movement. The Dada movement was a literary, artistic movement in 1916 which started after World War I. Hoch wasn’t just a rare woman practicing prominently the arts of the early twentieth century; she was a unique female who was a huge supporter in the Dada movement. Her artwork was inspired by promoting the concept of women working creatively in general society. Hoch expressed her political beliefs by…

The Gilded Age was a time of trusts in which they trusted the companies with too much power. Being very unreasonable with unfair treatment of workers they had a much uncontrolled business. It continued long enough that instead of fixing the problem it lead to the Progressive Time in history. The Progressive Era was the period of reform that lasted from the 1890’s through the 1920’s. During this era the Gilded Age was established and was led to a Progressive Era by giving women and children a…

From 1914 to 1939, America was rapidly changing with events like engaging in the first world war, prohibition, and the great depression to name a few. These events set the mold for a new modern America. Just under 50 years before the 20th century, America had made great strides in improving modern American freedom by implementing the 15th amendment and giving the right to vote to any man of any race. However, it seems that during the time period from 1914-1939 every step America took to…

Q7. Emmeline Pankhurst and other women had tried for decades in the efforts to give all women the right to vote. For several years they tried to protest peacefully; however, their efforts hadn't changed a thing. People continued to ignore women and their want at a right to vote. Women were passionate towards this cause, they realized that they would have to find other ways to spread the awareness. Their protests would become militant, meaning they would become aggressive, violent, or…