Women's colleges in the United States

have to pay for college? What is your income for the year? Is it enough for your child to go through college with no worries? The average cost of tuition and fees for the 2015–2016 school year was $32,405 at private colleges, $9,410 for state residents at public colleges and $23,893 for out of the state residents attending public universities (Weston 2015). Students should not have to pay for college because of loans and being in debt. Sixty percent of middle class kids who start college fail to…

and united society. Through the reform movements, democratic ideals began to change and expand. The Second Great Awakening was a great boost towards an evolution in democratic ideals because the religious revival installed higher moral standard in common people. The mid-1800s is known for the reform movements that helped spread democratic ideals, such as equality and unity, in the advancement of women's education and rights, abolition, anti-slavery, temperance,…

actively for the rights of women during the 1920’s. The topic of women’s suffrage was not new to Alice Paul because her mother took her to women’s suffrage meeting during her childhood (NWHM). Her mother was the one that had influenced her to fight for these beliefs. Although not always successful, Paul spent years working towards the goal of equality for men and women. Paul went through much schooling before taking part as a women’s suffrage. In 1912, she joined the National American…

For many years, women’s issues and rights have been a topic of discussion and debate throughout the world. As time progresses, new issues emerge and are addressed at different levels within society. Although groups such as women’s rights activists, policy makers, and the general community have a large impact on spreading messages about women’s issues, portrayal of controversial topics have been depicted in popular films and other media sources. For the purposes of this analysis, I will reflect…

In the year 1827, Mary Easton Sibley and her husband George Sibley founded the institution that is today known as Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri. For 142 years, Lindenwood University was known as Lindenwood College for Women; then the board made the decision to include men in the enrollment. In this paper I will argue that women protested the allowance of men on campus in the years 1968 and 1969 because of current underlying tension that was already happening in the country.…

why abortion is legal here in the United States. Abortion is a debate on women’s health and rights. If America wants to keep heading in a direction where its people are free and have control over their bodies this issue must be better understood. Women in the United States should…

However, the Women’s Rights Movement in Antebellum America changed the course for females in society. It allowed women to start the crusade for gender equality until the Civil War. The Civil War was a catalyst for women in American society as they developed a new sense of freedom from the new opportunities given to them. Prior to the Civil War, women were somewhat active in their communities. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, and the Seneca Falls Convention brought the idea of women’s…

Since third grade, I have continued to play soccer but, my sister moved out because she went to college. In 2008 many changes and exciting events were occurring to the United States, Barack Obama was elected president, the market crashed which caused the recession, and the US women’s soccer team won the 2008 summer Olympics. Although, many changes were occurring in 2008, it was the start of something that has remained in my life, my, love for soccer. I started playing traveling soccer because my…

The start of the women's rights movement began on July 13, 1848 when Elizabeth Caddy Stanton invited four of her friends over for afternoon tea. During their conversation, the topic turn towards the situation of women in the United States. As they spoke about the limitations placed on women under America's new democracy, they decided that something must be done. Over the two following days after their meeting, they planned the first women's rights convention which took place in Seneca Falls,…

How We Did It? UNITY! The United States has an agonizing past filled with bigotry and racism. Since long before it’s founding in July 4, 1776, this country was built on the backs of slaves and the exploitation of immigrants. According to History.com, The first slaves were brought to Jamestown by Dutch traders in 1619. President Abraham Lincoln ended slavery when he signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. Thats over two hundred and forty four years of costless labor. I think its say to say…