Giovannini 1
Megan Giovannini
Mrs. Schweitzer
CHC 2D
17 May 2017
Civil Fights for Civil Rights
“We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back” - Malala Yousafzai. The independence and rights of women were extremely unfair and bias and men were treated better than women. Women were never given an opportunity to work outside of the house until the war came. At this point, people began to recognize the skill, intelligence and capability of women in the war so they began to get jobs as nurses and factory workers to make weapons. Throughout the war, women gained rights and were now allowed to work outside…show more content… Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucy Stone created one of the first organizations in New York, 1848. (Lewis B.R. Women at War: the women of World War 2; at home, at work, on the Front Line) The goal of this movement was to bring attention to the public about restrictions against women and to address the issues regarding equality between men and women. However, the main goal was to earn themselves the right to vote. These women promoted their ideas and concerns by speaking in girl schools and in public as well as participating in the hostings of parades around the White House. All of the women’s information was beginning to influence others, therefore, they received support from people outside of the movement. Finally, after all of the fighting women did to gain liberation, the government passed the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920 which granted women a right to vote. (https://www.nwhm.org/online-exhibits/progressiveera/home.html) Thus, after all the protesting, marches, parades and organizations, women’s voices were finally heard and they now felt more equal to men because their long term goal was achieved. Women only worked in their homes caring for their family’s, they never had the opportunity to work outside of their homes in places such as factories or in the government and they had no benefits within the house until the war began. The war