Suffragette

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”…

Women used many different methods to earn the right to vote in the Women’s Suffrage Movement. They used 3 methods to get the right to vote, these reasons are: The first method was a parade. This parade took place in Washington DC during president Wilson's inauguration. During this time people on the streets were drinking and it turned violent. The crowds attacked the women, they yelled at them and even threw bottles at them. The police did absolutely nothing to help the women. Afterwards, there…

The Progressive Era changed the face of America tremendously in a variety of positive ways. The era was a time period from 1900-1920, in which the issues created due to industrialization where addressed, after the Gilded Age. If it wasn't for that era then all women wouldn't have some of the same oppourtunities that they have now. As a result of these movements, today's society has been changed in a more efficient way. During this time, there were many problems that arised. For example,…

“Iron-Jawed Angels” was a movie about women’s suffrage and those who helped to achieve the right to vote for women. The movie focused on Alice Paul and her friend Lucy Burns as they go through hardships and trials to get the amendment passed for women to vote. The women not only face judgement by men, but also by their fellow peers. In the movie, they showed how after the war was announced, everyone expected the women to stop picketing at the president’s door, and to focus on their duties as…

Introduction All throughout history, men and women have always had different roles in society. Today, gender inequality is still a huge issue. It has taken years of demonstrating for women to finally achieve the right to vote. Bernard Shaw, the author of ‘Pygmalion’, pays special attention to the position of women in society in Pygmalion. He portrays women as strong-willed and independent. Pygmalion in set in the 1910s, when women were not allowed to vote, own property or even work outside the…

During Florence Kelley speech before the convection of the National American Woman Suffrage Association in Philadelphia on July 22, 1905, she announces to the government that child labor laws in the south are too severe for young kids to handle. In her speech she uses an amount of imagery to send a sort of emotion to her crowd, and also uses questions to make her audience think about what she’s talking about in her speech. She uses this tactic to make her crowd feel sympathy, in order for her…

The life style of the average women in the late 1800’s was a very plain and dull for the most part. Their lives were very linear and consistent throughout this time. Including; waking up and getting the kids ready for school, making some breakfast for the family, making sure the house is clan and tight, cooking lunch or the supper for the night. If they lived on a farm then they would also help tend to the crops and the livestock they have. This way of living was the stereotype for how women…

Overview The film Iron Jawed Angels, directed by Katja von Garnier is about the young female activists that led the women’s suffrage movement in the early 1900s. Women suffragist portrayed in the film are Alice Paul, Lucy Burns, Doris Stevens, and Mabel Vernon. These women put their lives at risk for women to have equal rights, specifically to be able to vote. They were beaten, dragged, had trash and bottles thrown at them, and were called “he shes” for trying to exercise their constitutional…

During 1890 America was in a period of social and political reforms called progressive era. Progressives was mainly focused to eliminate corruption in The government. The main purpose of the progressives was to improve the social, economic and political structure in the United States of America. Progressive era emerged in 19th centaury due to the spiking industrialization and urbanization. Even though the intention of progressives was to stretch progressivism they supported to traditional views…