Feminism And The Vote Of Women

Whereas the women’s suffrage movements focused mainly on overturning legal obstacles to equality, the feminist movements successfully addressed a broad range of other feminist issues. The first dealt primarily with voting rights and the latter dealt with inequalities such as equal pay and reproductive rights. Both movements made vast gains to the social and legal status of women. One reached its goals while the other continues to fight for women’s rights.

Over the past five hundred years or so in america as the overall majority in Mankind, women comprise of the largest group in the world, but they are a vital asset in every aspect of our society. Woman and women's rights are tied hand in hand with american culture, which entails in these rights that they're dependent of social status, race, and geography in america like civil rights in the south. There were different types of economic changes for the different types of ethiniticities in America in which there were different of turning point that women won over their sufferage through their racial discrimination, these included the native american women, hispanic american, african americans and the chinese american women of the united states.

Women’s suffrage was a major discussion point in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and many people had very strong feelings about whether or not women should be allowed to vote. People for women’s suffrage believed that allowing women to vote would open new doors for the government and lead countries in the right direction. However, the people who fought against women’s suffrage believed that women were too weak, emotional and irrational to make beneficial decisions that had their government and country’s best interest in

In the 1840’s, most of American women were beginning to become agitated by the morals and values that were expected of womanhood. “Historians have named this the ’Cult of True Womanhood’: that is, the idea that the only ‘true’ woman was a pious, submissive wife and mother concerned exclusively with home and family” (History.com). Voting was only the right of men, but women were on the brink to let their voices be heard. Women pioneers such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott wrote eleven resolutions in The Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments; this historical document demanded abolishment of any laws that authorized unequal treatment of women and to allow for passage of a suffrage amendment.

No true words were spoke than those by Ms. Susan B. Anthony, “Oh, if I could but live another century and see the fruition of all the work for women! There is so much yet to be done.” Those words are still true today. Even though Ms. Susan B. Anthony, Ms. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and other activists worked hard to get equal rights for women to allow them the right to have a say in how our government is run there are still places in the world where women and even some men aren’t allowed to vote. Some of those places may actually be surprising, others maybe not so much. Even still some of the trials these women went through to end women’s suffrage and the lack of political equality is worth taking a look at even ninety-one

Nevertheless, the Woman’s Suffrage Movement did cause women to doubt themselves they began to think that they were not smart enough to vote because most of them were unable to read and right. Whereas women in this generation can read and right so it is easy for them to vote and understand the ballots. Women began to express how they fell by the laws and customs of their time. (History house) explained this by saying, “Working for the emancipation of black slaves opened their eyes to the unsatisfactory nature of their own situations while providing necessary training in the techniques of political organization and action.’’

Jane Addams once posed the question “Why is it that women do not vote upon the matters which concern them so intimately?” The answer is that, firstly by law women were not allowed to vote on any matter, and secondly, society did not build a supportive, empowering foundation to encourage women to make their own decisions. Susan B. Anthony recognized that even law the uses gender to discriminate against women’s rights; this oppression was established in the 14th amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Both Jane Addams and Anthony both acknowledged this divide between the sexes, and noted that it was prominent in the U.S. government. These ideas influenced the people leading the anti-imperialist movement as well; a structure established in politics and social culture naturally affected the political and social anti-imperialist

Our country needs everyone to vote, including women. For instance, if only men voted then women wouldn’t have a voice in our country. Back in 1848 women didn’t have any rights. From the Declaration of Sentiments written by Elizabeth Cady Stanton States, “He becomes, in marriage, for all intents and purposes, her master -- the law giving him power to deprive her liberty, And to administer punishment.”. From the example given it shows once women are married they lose all their rights and have no voice. Once a woman divorces her husband back in 1848 she would lose custody of her children and would be about to become a teacher of religion or be in medicine. Overall, we need women to voice their opinion to help our country, not just men.

S. is an immigrant from Russia and a successful businessman who runs a garment factory. Since he started his work on an Atlanta textile shop floor, he would have worked with many female factory workers and witnessed their conditions of life. He also has three daughters. He is a widower so that he may be more involved in his daughters’ daily lives due to the absence of his wife. Taking the mother’s role in the house could have an impact on the Mr. S.’s view on the advocate of women’s rights including enfranchisement for women. However, on the other side, he has recently expanded his business interests into liquor industry. The liquor companies in the 1920’s did not want to agree on giving the suffrage to women because they considered the women’s suffrage as a threat to their business. If Mr. S. was considering the partnership in a brewery seriously, he could have the same thought about the enfranchisement for women, considering it as a major threat to his new business. Nevertheless, if he was a good father who wanted to make a change on his three daughter’s future lives, he would agree on the opinions that pursues the equality with men in terms of suffrage. Mr. S. could be swayed by Susan B. Anthony’s speech, “Woman’s Right to Vote”, which claims equal suffrage based on abstract justice. However, since he has working experiences with female workers, he would more likely be swayed by the Florence Kelley’s speech, which claims equality with men, especially for wage-earning women. Also, he could have taken the mother’s role in the house for his daughters, and realized that mothers need to vote to protect their children and make the community a better place to live. In this view, Mr. S. will agree with Carrie W. Clifford who claims that “Votes for Women” is really a campaign for “Votes for Children.”

“Remember the ladies”, wrote boldly by the soon to be First Lady Abigail Adams to her husband John Adams in March 1776. Abigail Adams’s words were one of the first noted mentions in the United States foreshadowing the beginning of a long suppressed battle towards women’s suffrage. The fight for women suffrage was a movement in which women, and some men included, pleaded for equal rights regarding voting and women’s voice within the political realm. Women’s suffrage was not a matter of instant success; it endured a prolonged time to achieve. It was not until August 1920, about 14 decades later after Abigail Adam’s words, that the 19th amendment which had provided everyone the right to vote regardless of a person’s “sex”, had passed. Although the 19th amendment nationalized equal voting rights in the country in 1920, many states ratified this amendment in even later years. The lengthy period and long complex battles towards victory were the result of many obstacles between suffragists and anti-suffragists; obstacles which hindered the movement’s progress and which are not limited to: traditionally accustomed values, religion, split arguments within the movement, and other national political setbacks. If these setbacks were handled differently in a more urgent manner, women suffrage might have achieved earlier than 1920 or in a shorter amount of gruesome activism period.

When the Declaration of independence was written it included certain unalienable rights as well as the notion that men and women are created equal. With this in mind it would be safe to assume that women in America would be treated the same as men. The men dominated the public sphere which included the world of politics. While the women dominated the private sphere which politics and voting rights were not included.. The women's suffrage movement utilized any advantage they could get in order to obtain the right to vote. Such as the Civil War, the Great War and the private sphere ideals. The Women's Suffrage movements after going through roughly 50 years of trying to achieve voting rights after the Civil War. They finally managed to obtain their rights. People have had to sacrifice for their rights in societies across our world. The women were dedicated and patient for there cause and they earned the right to vote..

The 1920s were a time of great change in all countries, particularly in the United States of America. America however also saw mass unrest, particularly economical, political and social unrest. All of these issues were influential on the American pubic. The 1920’s began with a massive political change – women were given the right to vote, by the 19th Amendment of the Constitution.

Women now grow up in a community where their choices can be made by themselves. Women no longer have to seek their father’s or husband input. Still to this day we are treated in certain circumstances as inferior to the male population (Marsden, 2012). Beside this women have come so far because they no longer have no control over their choices, their choices are in their own hand and they are able to do what they wish (Marsden, 2012). For example in class we have talked about the electoral system (Heritz, 2016b). For the longest time only British born men 21 and over were eligible to vote (Heritz, 2016b). Women fought peacefully to get their right to vote so that they could have a say. This relates to Marsden’s novel because she discusses

To begin with the sexist issue, women are disgraced upon based on their gender. They are still human, and the still have their own beliefs and opinions. Men are stripping them of their own mind view, by not letting them share their own belief through a simple vote. Without women there would be no vote

There are systems of privilege hidden in plain sight, obscured by the oblivious nature of mankind. They are the framework for a vast multitude of subjects and fields. There is not enough time in the world to adequately analyze all the systems present; that being said, this paper will delve into the systems of privilege within political systems. Historically speaking, the male “gender” has dominated the field of politics and women are just starting to gain a foothold in this enduring political structure. This idea raises the question to what extent does one’s gender affect their ability to actively engage in their respective country’s political system? Three scholarly journal entries were analyzed in depth for insight on this controversial topic. The first one being New Research on Gendered Political Institutions, by Sally J. Kenney. During the course of her entry, she delves into the processes that make various political institutions fall victim to the gendered systems of privilege. The second journal entry chosen was Playing With Different Cards, by Tania Verge and Maria De La Fuente. In this entry, Verge and her colleague talk about the underlying foundations that make these political systems capable of such esoteric biases. The third and final journal entry, is the case study Power, Conflict and Community, by Monica Schneider and her colleagues. She raises an interesting approach, stating that these gendered institutions are only possible by the predisposed demeanor of