Women's Social and Political Union

historians term as women’s era when women started having greater social, economic and political influence. It was the era of women struggle for recognition and equal rights movement which laid the foundation for political equality, economic and social reforms. Women were always in the forefront of social reform. However, their roles were often limited. Their work was often confined to household chore, raising children and agriculture. The late 1800’s and progressive era broadened women’s…

During the 18th century, the women’s role in society was restricted to the house and to her family, therefore limiting their job options to domestic related chores, as teachers and in department store. However, women attained certain rights such as the right to own property, right to wages and a right to an education. This wasn’t enough for many educated and middle class women, who wanted to tackle issues of social equality, equal wages and the most of all, more active involvement in their…

of Women in The Canadian Political Scene. It's been just over a century since the Canadian government allowed women to formally join the political scene by granting them the right to vote. Since then, there have been massive political victories securing more legal and political rights for women. There have also been drastic spikes in female participation in politics, both in voting and participating in the electoral process. Not all aspects of the political landscape have seen an…

of globalization and there are various definitions for it. Globalization can be said to be a complex political, economic, cultural and geographic process in which the flow of organizations, ideas, capital and people are taken on an increasingly transnational form. Globalization can be viewed from different perspectives. There are three dimensions of globalization: economic, cultural and political. Technology is an important part of globalization. Advances in information technology have…

Women’s Changing Dress and Role at the Turn of the 20th Century American poet Walt Whitman once wrote, “Sail, sail thy best, ship of Democracy/Of value is thy freight, ‘tis not the Present only/The Past is also stored in thee” in his poem Thou Mother with Thy Equal Brood. Throughout America’s short and dynamic history, women have played a vital role in the development of belief systems, policy making, and country building that fostered the country America is today. However, that is not to say…

differing views, it is observed that the anarchist movement did not have a fixed set of principles with regards to gender roles in society. As previously mentioned, the Spanish Civil War was a defining moment in anarchism and created the political as well as social environment that initiated the Mujeres Libres movement. The Spanish Civil War began in July 1936 and ended in 1939; however, tempers had been festering between the government, the landowners, and the anarchists since the Second…

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…

To what extent was slavery a “cause” of the Civil War? The practice of slavery was a major cause in starting the Civil War for both economic and social reasons. This was because the south was seceding from the Union to protect the Southern way of life and economic practices, in which slavery was the core of both. The South seceded from the Union to protect their way of life. The people of the South believed that their way of life was being threatened because of the initial outcome of the…

country, even the smallest or least developed there is a greater awareness of women, women's problems and women's importance than ever before. And in every country, women's consciousness about themselves has changed” (Freeman, 1996: p.1). The participants were diverse, coming from around the globe with a single purpose in mind: gender equality and…

Introduction The Women’s Labor Movement is a global occurrence that results from economic, social, and political changes. Within this brief paper, I examine some of the labor issues experienced by the women in Asia. Specifically, I will study China, India and Thailand’s history; in order to understand why there is a division of gender and labor, as well as where it arises. I first discuss the labor issues in China faced by urban workers who are residents, and what the impact is on the migrant…