American Women Created Equal : Women 's Equality

In the 1900s women were not primarily seen in the work force. Women were at home cooking fresh meals mostly from the garden they grew themselves. They cleaned the house, and took care of the offspring. Women accommodated to their men. The men were the main source of income. The women typically didn’t see the money nor spend it. If the women were single they happened to work but it was little pesky job such as a waitress. In 1930s even during the great depression women were discouraged getting jobs. Until later on during the 1960s that’s when women started to stand up for their rights. This is when they passed a bill stating “Title VII of the Civil Rights Act bans discrimination in employment on the basis of race and sex. At the same time the Act establishes the Equal Employment

Women’s roles have changed greatly throughout history. As the advancement of culture, laws, and ideas altered ways of life, women’s lives also evolved in numerous aspects of society. Women’s roles changed greatly between 1815 and 1860. During this time, family dynamics changed as the mothers that were placed at the center of the household were given greater freedoms. In addition, women had more opportunity to take on jobs in the workplace. Women also fought for reform movements that altered their ways of life in the community. During the reform era of the United States, factors such as religion, education, and reforms greatly changed women’s roles in the family, workplace, and society.

    Since all these changes happened back then it let women of the 21st century have options to do what they want. Now we attend school longer, we get the same education as

“By the 1920s, most American girls received a basic high-school education, while women represented more than a third of all college students” (Bingham, “Family Life”). Women were becoming more educated, and they also attained the right to vote, which was a huge milestone in their journey to receive equal treatment as men. Also, “a range of domestic appliances were marketed to help the housewife in her daily tasks.” (Bingham, “Family Life”) Thus, inventions such as the washing machine, the vacuum cleaner, and the electric iron were all designed to help women carry out household tasks easier and quicker. Therefore, women were usually left with more time to do other things such as studying or starting their careers. They were no longer the designated “housemaids” of their homes and now were able to make an earning by acquiring a job. Overall, families were able to now live more comfortably because there were now two parents providing financial support and women were able to accomplish many of their goals of attaining equality through their movement during the

Women have been a vital key to the shaping and progression of our society. Throughout time, women’s roles and opportunities in the family, workplace, and society have greatly evolved. They started from being housewives that don’t have many rights, even in the household, to being valued citizens in our

From the 1900’s to 2016, a lot has changed for women. We are still expected as the main caregiver and many people still do stay at home while the man works but for many that is not the “ideal” thing. One common current event that shows that is our political issues. We currently have a woman running for president that is very close to being elected in November. Back in the 1900’s, this would have never of been possible to achieve and was not even allowed. This shows how much has changed in this little amount of time allowing women to achieve bigger things then we were allowed

Gender roles, societal expectations and gainful employment for women in America were quite limited prior to the early 1800s. By 1850 we can see that doors were opening little by little due to subtle changes in attitudes and the needs of our emerging industrialized nation. Many upper middle class women were concerned with more than domesticity. They were felt that a woman was more than a wife and mother only concerned with her home and family. Between 1850 and 1950 the three most important changes for women were political voice due to the women’s suffrage movement, expanded access to education, and rich, educated women leading the way to social reforms.

In the late nineteenth century, America presented women with more opportunities than they had ever seen before. Before these new opportunities, women were only allowed to work in the home, doing household chores and taking care of their families. Technology was on the rise which gave women more occupations to choose from outside of their home. Appliances were manufactured for homes, making house work much easier for women. Job

Women weren’t always looked at, as what they are today. Back in the 1930’s women were expected to cook, clean, and taking care of the children. There were expectations that girls were to act like girls and stay at home. The men were looked at as the main financial staples in the home. When a woman worked, they were looked down on as poor. It was rare to find a woman working. Few ladies applied for jobs and men were usually chosen over men, despite the qualifications that the woman had. In all women had been the underdog. Women had education up to a GED, but very little had a degree, even though higher education was encouraged. As now women are encouraged to work now, but in the 30’s women were encouraged to get a man that can work rather

Many women throughout history have been confined to one simple job: a housewife. It was expected of women to do chores around the house and to take care of children. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, women began to take charge and change their lives for the better. They fought for their rights despite being looked down upon by society. They changed their lives through the temperance movement, education reform, and health reform.

From the beginning of time women were raised to reproduce and none of them had an opportunity to work outside they’re house. They played the role of the stay at home mother who cooked, cleaned and cared for the children while the father worked to sustain the family’s needs. Up until the late 1800s, women had no other option but to live this stereotypical lifestyle. Back in this time period, feminism happened to be a major issue. According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary feminism is “the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities.” The Progressive Era (1890s-1920s) began the sweep of the Women’s Rights movement in the United States. Then on August 18th, 1920 women received equality by the passing of the 19th

Women’s equality is an issue that has been around for awhile. While women have been given many rights to increase equality, including the right to vote and go to college, the problem hasn’t completely vanished. One area that still sees this is in sports. Women’s sports do not draw nearly as many fans and are not covered in the media as much as men’s sports, pay differences between male and female athletes are large, and female athletes have to wait longer to start their professional career than men, which risks their professional career before it even starts.

They have struggled for ages to gain equality with men, and only recently have made themselves almost level with men. Their work toward equality has merely changed America’s sexism from explicit to implicit. In the 1950’s, women were completely subservient to their husbands. They stayed home, cleaned, took care of the kids, and had dinner waiting for their husbands when they came home from work.

In 1920, women won the right to vote and they were gradually moving into the male-dominated labor force, but gender roles were not changing much. Due to the World War II draft, many women entered the labor force and even helped run the country. Upon the return of the veterans, many women were forced back into their homes. However, the opportunities for women were broadening and some women began making careers for themselves outside of the home. The 1960’s saw many feminist movements and in 1963 the Equal Pay Act was passed by Congress which enticed more women to get out of the house and into better careers.

Before the twenty-first century women mainly oversaw the house and the children. They were expected to clean the house, raise the children, and have dinner ready by the time father got home. Women were not encouraged to peruse an education so a lot of them simply did not. The jobs that were available to women before the twenty-first century were feminine jobs such as school teachers, nurses, or secretaries. “Mothers have always been in the work force of course, but between 1830 and 1940, women were primarily involved in family businesses or worked in factories until they married.”