Women's colleges in the United States

men to achieve their goals. Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States and was also the first woman on the UK Medical Register. Her and her sister, Emily, who was the third woman in the United States to receive a medical degree, contributed greatly to helping soldiers when the American Civil War broke out. Without the Blackwell sisters the Women's Central Relief Association (WCRA) would not have been founded, because the men refused to help the two…

Gender Inequality in Professional US Soccer In the United States, the professional opportunities, which are available for women to play soccer, are small compared to men. Not only that, but after having more success in competitive play, they do not earn an equal or higher pay than men as well. Soccer has been primarily a male dominated sport with more opportunities and funds allotted for development, earnings, and venues. Even though the US Women’s Soccer team has great success and support from…

president Nixon signed it. This now constitutional right stated, “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” Women and men all over America brought up this problem and took the time to bring it up to congress with their state representatives and senate. This amendment was supported by coaches,…

remodeled”. This was Elizabeth Blackwell’s reasoning. Elizabeth Blackwell is known as the first woman to get a medical degree. She wanted all women to have equal rights like men. Elizabeth impacted the citizens of the United States of America because she was the first woman in the United States to get a medical degree, she was a teacher and a lecturer, and she trained nurses for the civil war. Elizabeth Blackwell was born on February, 3, 1821, in Bristol, England. She was in a family of nine…

road for the equality and empowerment of women. Steinem stands as one of the cofounders of Ms. which is a women’s feminist magazine. Steinem has devoted her life and whole heartily fought for women’s rights by means of writing, lecturing, and political activity. Her article relates to Women’s Studies 201 course, because she and her work references social feminism. Based on the book, Women’s Lives, social feminism means, “A view that sees the oppression of women in terms of their subordinate…

The right to vote, down to its core, has had an illustrious history here in the United States of America. More specifically, women gained the right to vote less than one century ago. Upon the ratification of the 19th Amendment in August of 1920, women were now able to have a say their governance. It was how women gained the right to vote that has made a lasting impact. Not only did they overcome stereotypes, but they also exited their proper “sphere” in society. Even though some did not believe…

On September 20th, 1973 Women’s tennis champion Billie Jean King took on Men’s tennis champion Bobby Riggs in Houston, Texas in a winner take all $100,000 tennis match. The match was nationally televised and was named the “Battle of the Sexes”. King would defeat Riggs 6-4, 6-3, 6-3, and become the first women to defeat a man in any sport. After the match, it is reported that Riggs “was devastated and isolated himself in his hotel room for four hours.” The match had an estimated 90 million…

organization groups I have chosen to research are V-DAY and Women’s Education Project (WEP); both encourage striving for better and more confident lifestyles. V-DAY is a global activist movement to end violence against women and girls, whether that has to do with rape, battery, incest, female genital mutilation and sex slavery. The members of V-DAY spread aware by raising money, creating events and revitalize existing anti-violence organizations. The Women’s Education Project is also an amazing…

Woman Prisons There is a TV show called, 'Orange Is the New Black', it’s an obscure comedy about life in a women's prison. But in reality, life for women in prison isn’t anything amusing or enjoyable There are around 4,500 prisons in the United States, but only about 170 of those are women's prisons. Prisons are correctional facilities used for long-term confinement and usually run by the state. People are sent to serve time in prison after they've been convicted of a crime and given a…

During the 1920s, the image of the American woman evolved from one of submission, to one of independence. The laws were changing in the United States; women’s groups, such as the National Women’s Party, were working to gain equal rights for women and they began achieving these rights piece by piece in this era. In 1920, the 19th Amendment was ratified thereby allowing women the right to vote. During this decade, there were astronomical changes to laws, education, and the job market for women…