Sarah Kemble Knight's Preamble To The Declaration Of Independence

In 1921, women were granted suffrage, but suffragists were still hungry for more. Knowing that the right to vote would not eliminate sex discrimination in America, Alice Paul wrote the Equal Rights Amendment to step closer to equality. After half a century of struggle, women in America are still fighting for rights that men were given to when they were born. Even though women are just as intelligent, capable and hardworking as men, if not more, they are not considered an equal under the U.S. Constitution. Can you believe that today, in the 21st century, we still degrade women and treat them as inferiors to men? Can you believe that just because you are a woman, you are less than equal to the male population? Look around you, all those boys and girls are not equal to each other under our “just” country’s laws. As it is long overdue, the Equal Rights Amendment should be ratified because there is no other amendment that talks about sex discrimination, it would eliminate any inequality in regards to sex, and it would make the judicial stance on sex discrimination cases much clearer.

The U.S. women’s movement had its beginnings in 1848 when Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott called the Seneca Falls Convention in New York to discuss the social, civil, and religious condition and rights of woman (Women’s History in the U.S....). Over time, this inspired many women to stand up for their own beliefs and for the better for women in future generations. During World War I, the high birth rates led to food and supply shortages, and disease which mainly affected those in poverty (Putting Margaret Sanger’s Ideas in Context). At the time, a woman’s life revolved around bringing food home and onto the table which became an issue with the lack of supplies and the best foods would be given to men (Comstockery in America). As a nurse visiting, Margaret Sanger witnessed and met immigrant working mothers who were deeply impacted by unexpected pregnancies and botched miscarriages (Amory). Margaret Sanger violated the Comstock Act of 1873 of 1873 because she wanted to advocate women’s rights which resulted in a conflict between Sanger and the those against her ideas, and the laws that suppressed her from advocating. As a result, as a compromise of the amendment of the Comstock Act after she gained support from her article and supporters which resulted in Planned Parenthood, the ability to distribute contraceptives, and a new found support for women to have more control over their lives.

This declaration simply stated the equality that both men and women should have and how all people are created equal. As it showed the self evident truth to say that all men and women were equally created. These sentiments were endowed with the rights to life,liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” Modeled on the Declaration of Independence in order to emphasize the belief that women’s rights were part of the same democratic promises on which the United States was founded, it outlined fifteen grievances and eleven resolutions designed to promote women’s access to civil rights”(Berg,1)As this listed these facts and illustrates the oppression of suffrage, participation and lack of a “mouth in government”. Also, property rights in marriage, inequality in divorce law as well as education and employment opportunities.

Imagine being a married woman in your 30’s during the beginning of the twentieth century. You are worn out from giving birth multiple times and you are desperate to know of a way to prevent yourself from having more children. This was the exact case for millions of women in the twentieth century. Women had no rights as a person, nor did they have any rights to their own bodies. In this era, the topics of sexuality, sex or birth control were all taboo subject matters and never discussed between married or un married couples. It wasn’t until the year of 1912 that a woman by the name of Margaret Sanger started her crusade to promote the right for women to use contraceptives to prevent unwanted pregnancies. In this essay, I will discuss what inspired Margaret Sanger to stand up for birth control rights. I will also explore the trials and legal issues that Sanger came up against. Lastly, I will talk about the victory and the difference Sanger made for women in the twentieth century. Margaret Louise Higgins (Sanger was her married name) was born in the year of 1879 in Corning, New York. She was sixth of eleven children and was born into an Irish-American family. Margaret knew at a very young age that she wanted to make a difference to empower women and to leave her mark on the world. Margaret was first inspired to go into the nursing field after witnessing her own mother die at the young age of forty from tuberculosis (TB). Margaret’s mother endured eighteen pregnancies but, she

Women’s Rights was and still is a major issue throughout the entire world, but more specifically, in the United States of America. Women have been treated unjustly for awhile. From being beaten by their husbands, to not being able to own property if they were married, women have been through it all. Many of these situations started to change because of a group of women that decided to stand up for what they believe in. A few activists that helped improve the rights of women are Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Lucretia Mott.

Margaret Sanger was crucial in the fight for birth control and became a women's rights activist in order to change the ideals and values of women. Sanger influenced the American

I learned that Margaret Sanger Advocates for women’s rights and helped to put birth control in place for women. This helped stop the many unplanned pregnancies and abortions in this period of time. Margaret Sanger broke the law many times for her cause. As stated in the essay on Margaret Sanger her goal was to “relieve women from the horrible strain of repeated, unwanted pregnancies. Maraget Sanger created Planned Parenthood, in which still offered these service to women. Over all I found the essay on Margaret Sanger to be very interesting in details.

There are many aspects of life that people take for granted in the United States today. A public school system, sewer systems, clean water, electricity, free speech, are perfect examples, and all of which most Americans do not think twice about having. These aspects have not appeared out of thin air in modern America. They have been molded, shaped, and created throughout time. One part of life that is taken for granted at times is women’s rights. Women throughout history have fought for the right to vote, for equal pay, and to be treated as men are. Over time, they have evolved to be included, represented, and accepted into today’s society. There were many contributing factors to help these women achieve their goals. History has extensive amounts

A careful study of American history clearly demonstrates that for quite a long period of time, men have generally had more rights than their female counterparts. The denial of equal rights in this case has traditionally revolved around areas like voting, ownership of property, legal identity etc. Today, the various rights women enjoy are as a result of the bitter struggle those who came before them went through so as to secure the same. Thus taking into consideration the numerous rights women enjoy so far in comparison to the situation a century or so ago, one thing remains clear it has been a long journey. With that in mind, a discussion of the evolution of women's rights in the U.S. is not only relevant but also timely.

Throughout history, women have been fighting for their rights. They fought for their right to speak publicly, their right to work, and their right to vote. Today, women have the rights to control their lives as they wish. However, as close as the early 1900’s, women still did not have the basic right to control their fertility. Working as a nurse, Margaret Sanger believed that women should maintain the right to protect themselves against unwanted pregnancies. Margaret Sanger is The Woman Rebel who, despite overwhelming opposition, pioneered the way for modern family planning and, more importantly, the female sexual revolution.

The fight for women to be able to have a say in if they wanted children or not was a fight fought well into the 1960’s but won largely in part to Margret Sanger. In 1961 it was only available to married women. It was not until 1967 that anyone could get and control their own contraceptives. The 1967 The UK legalized abortion, for women who were up to 24 weeks pregnant. Two doctors had to agree that the pregnancy would be harmful to the woman's physical health, or that the child would be born with handicaps that would be deemed harmful.

When we as individuals in America think of "freedom" as a whole, most of us assume that we have come a long way since a gap of equality between men and women. And because we have come a long way, many people make the assumption that there is no inequality left in the United States, and women have the same opportunities as men. Yes, we have come a long way, but women are nowhere near equal to men. There are many aspects in life that this is regarded to, ranging from politics, gender roles, marriage, and society as a whole. When children are asked what they want to be when they grow up, little boys are expected to respond with a fireman, policeman, or something along the manly career, while we

Women 's rights have been a topic of debate for many years. Over many decades, the issues of women’s rights has continued to change. Equality is a term that many use when speaking of women’s rights. Equality in this text referees that both men and women should have equal treatment in all areas of life. Despite that it has gotten better is some areas, we still have many areas that need a lot of work. Women continue to be at a disadvantage in many different areas of our society. Inequality because of a person’s gender causes problems among the sexes. Going back to the passing of the 19th Amendment of the Constitution of the United States in 1920, which gave women the right to vote. Are women treated equally in 2016, or if not what areas still need to be addressed. Are women treated differently than men in society in regards to pay in the workplace and voting? Many have studied to see if women 's equality has improved over the years, and most would agree that yes it has improved. But there are studies that show that there is still room for much improvement. The ethical issues are huge within this subject. Societies have moral codes that teach people how they should behave, and what is right or wrong. With this being said the way women are treated should be equal to men because it is what is ethically correct. Every society makes decisions based on what we have been taught, so we must teach those coming after us that women should be treated equal to male counterparts. There

Throughout history, women always had to fight for their rights. As society grew and became more and more modern, but the idea of women having rights still seemed too far fetched. Woman in some countries are not allowed the simplest of things, such as having the right to drive or to decide if they do or don’t want children. As women, they have always had to fight for their rights as they were never handed to us like they were for men. The question still remains, why? Why are they the ones who must suffer and fight? Why are they the ones who are treated as less important than men? Then the possibility pops up, what is women had equal rights as men? How would our society be? Not only that, even if we are granted the right, why are we not treated equally. In America today, women no longer have to fight for the right to work, yet they do face another inequality issue, money. On average, a working woman makes $.75 for every dollar a man makes. Society fails to realize the impact women around the world makes on it. I have been taught a very young age that I should never divorce my husband, yet he can divorce me. In some countries, women don’t even have a chance for divorce, no matter how abusive their husband can get. Woman around the world are consistently deemed less important than men and are not given equal right for marriage, voting, and jobs.

By the 1770s, America had become a free nation. Everyone wanted to be a part of the new, free way of thinking. In 1776, The Declaration of Independence was created by Thomas Jefferson. It was a distinct document created to explain the rights of both men and women in America. This was the first time in history that women were actually given the chance to have rights “equal” to those of men. Later in history, we find that those rights weren’t always carried out for women. For example, women were not always allowed to vote in America, but according to the declaration, they had “Freedom of Speech”. By not having the right to vote, women’s voices were silenced in the American society. Therefore the so called “equal rights” had no meaning according to women. The most famous excerpt from the Declaration of Independence is found in its second paragraph. This paragraph reads,