Women's health

Throughout the years to come, women began to focus on the importance of women in office. They strongly believed that with a woman held in a government position, more women’s voices and opinions would be heard. They turned to social welfare policies, “the advancement of women in politics and equal rights legislation.” (Source) Unfortunately, not all of their desired goals were met in the next decade however, this did not…

The Women’s Suffrage Movement in the United States pioneered throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, attempting to gain equal rights, particularly the right to vote, eventually contributing to the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution. The amendment was passed due to the female measures taken to gain small steps towards gender equality. These female measures were mainly taken by the National Women’s Party, who encouraged citizens to vote against…

The top three reform movements from the period between 1880-1990 based on impact and social significance to society would be 1) Progressivism, 2) Civil Rights, and 3) Women’s suffrage. Those three reform movements were selected are because each of them created conditions of conflict that affected the results of other movements and in many respects still influence Americans today. The following provides insight into why those three reform movements had the most importance to the U.S. The…

Women’s Rights Over the Last Century Throughout history, cultures have typically assigned different roles to men and women. Women through the lens of history have been seen as inferior to the male authority. Women for many centuries have fought for legal equality, a voice, the right to own property, to work outside of the home, and common social equality. Women went from being the property of their husbands, and/or their fathers to being able to own their own property and manage their own…

much advancement has been made in recognizing women’s rights in giving them more social, economical and political representation in the world, there is still room for improvement in the balancing of men and women’s gender roles and the institutions that affect them. In “Gender Gaps,” Stephanie Coontz discusses the rewards and stagnation society has experienced as a result of women joining the paid workforce without societal changes made to maintain women’s former roles. She challenges society…

Between 1848 and 1920, women within the United States would begin working towards universal suffrage for all women across the nation. Some of women’s frustrations were rooted in a lack of rights including: no representation in their own government, no property rights, and most importantly the lack of voting rights guaranteed by our Constitution. Although, women were subjected to the role of housewives and child bearers many women began to become aware of their lack of rights and began organizing…

Are women's rights human rights? Many people believe this to be true. Former Democratic Presidential Nominee and wife of Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, is an overt supporter of women’s rights and has been known to speak upon this topic. She is most well known for her speech “Women's Rights are Human Rights.” This speech, which was given in 1995 at the United Nations Fourth World Conference of Women, was used to shame the objectors to call upon the supporters to take action and create change for…

anti war movement as they were relegated to subordinate roles. More women took on leadership roles and also influenced organizing models, styles, and content. Women became leaders in the human rights, environmental, women’s and gay liberation movements, as illustrated in the 1980 Women’s Pentagon Action in Washington DC. The purpose of the movement was to give awareness to and transform public dialogue. The women were fighting for…

only source of income. Men were considered failures if their wives went to find work outside the house because it meant that the men were not enough and needed help. Women were not encouraged to pursue education or a professional career (National Women’s 2007). They couldn’t own property after marriage, and they were not allowed to vote. Women were also not allowed to serve on jury, and had no right over whether or not they wanted to have kids (McLaughlin 2014). The 1920’s was the Roaring…

participate in voting. Nominating, and even running for a position in office rather parallel to the requirements to voting. These rules make it difficult for a common man to vote, so for women, it would be even more so. This started to change when the Women’s Suffrage Movement started around 1848. This movement paved the way to many opportunities for women. One of the recognized names from the movement was Jane Addams. Addams had a different philosophy from most religious reformers. She…