Social Movement Change

In the late 1800’s through the early 1900’s, women were not given the rights they have today and were being mistreated, but because of a few brave women who gave up their lives to fight for what they knew was right, this all changed. Many of these women were educated and brave, but were still denied their rights. Women have suffered through this long battle to get what they knew they deserved and took time out of their lives to fight for what they believed in, which was to have a voice. Women wanted to get the same respect that men were given. The women’s suffrage movement was not only in the United States, but it was all over the world. It took the women’s suffrage movement many years to work and come through, but women were finally able to vote and have the same rights as men. Through their work in the suffrage movement, Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Susan B. Anthony and many more changed the role of women in society.

Women’s rights have evolved over time; beginning with being homemakers and evolving to obtaining professions, acquiring an education, and gaining the right to vote. The movement that created all these revolutionary changes was called the feminist movement. The feminist movement occurred in the twentieth century. Many people are not aware of the purpose of the feminist movement. The movement was political and social and it sought to set up equality for women. Women’s groups in the United States worked together to win women’s suffrage and later to create and support the Equal Rights Amendment. The economic boom between 1917 and the early 1960s brought many American women into the workplace. As women began to join

Imagine a world in which all men weren 't created equal. A world where skin color, ethnic origin, gender, and sexuality was what defined a person rather than character. “I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit together at the table of brotherhood”(King). Through the decades of the 1940s-1960s, America built the foundation for civil rights, a movement in which minorities fought for equality. Groups that previously had been discriminated against began to defend themselves with greater strength and success. The civil rights movement inspired African Americans, Native Americans, women, queers, and Latinos to fight for equality. Although each social group faced their own unique challenges during the civil rights movement, each group shared a common connection through their struggles for equality.

Activism has fought for gender equality in America. The woman suffrage movement gave the opportunity of gender equality in America. It began in the 1850s but was lost focused of until after the Civil War ended. The movement was formed by women activist and some men too. The movement’s goal was to gain equality of gender, that women would be able to vote, gain the same responsibilities that came with citizenship and end woman suffrage. The movement included parades, speeches, protests. Many people disagreed that women should have rights to vote and be a full citizen so there were many arguments. The Women’s Movement accomplish to win the right to vote as a women. FRom the movement, new women cafe, newspapers, and bookstores were opened. Not only that but, clinics and refuge for women and help for those in the presence of domestic violence and sexual abuse.

The Women’s Movement was not just about women, but society as a whole. As a result, there have been a lot of changes to society as a whole. Women and society were impacted by social roles, the media, and the right of women choice. For starters social roles were impacted. Women were now becoming professional tennis players, as well as the battle of the sexes spilled over into homes. As a result, divorce rates increased, and the structure of marriages were changing. Men now had to learn to compromise if they wanted their marriages to last, this included roles both inside and outside of the home. Some women even wrote marriage agreements. Also, men were now able to explore different roles within society.

Women in the mid-1800s had nearly any rights they could not vote or hold office. If women were to get married their husband got all of the property he owned all her wages if she worked the husband could hit his wife long as it did not injure her. Women held many rallies and other events to try and get equal right. The Women's Rights Movement allowed women a chance to go to college and other schooling opportunities. Finally women got the same jobs as men they got paid the same they owned all of their property and wages.

They wanted more rights ("History of the Women’s Rights Movement"). Eventually, they achieved equal rights. Society had to change a lot in order to fit women’s new roles. As women filled their new roles in society, they achieved new statuses in many areas like politics. Many powerful political positions were filled by a woman.

Women began entering male dominated professions such as law, medicine, clergy and corporate. Women also began to commence several new institutions. The suffrage movement allowed for women to fix their place in society and take a closer step to full equality of people in America.

They gave children the opportunity to get an education, social welfare, and they got what they wanted for minimum wage and maximum hours for women. Women formed the Women's Trade Union League which allowed them to receive minimum wage and eight-hour days. Peace activist was another thing women added to their list. Men dominated majority of peace organizations, but women started to enter them. When women entered them, the focus begin to change it wasn’t just all about “law” anymore.

The Woman’s Suffrage Movement gave women the right to vote, without the Woman’s Suffrage Movement women today would not be able to vote or have a role in politics. Before the 20th century, women were nothing more than child bearers and housewives. The mind of a women was considered delicate and inferior. Women were opposed and ignored when they were bold enough to voice their opinions.

Women, during this time, undeniably desired a larger political voice and consequently formed several groups, organizations, and clubs, as well as workers unions, with the aim of empowering women in this regard. From this reform emerged the formation of groups such as the national association of colored women, and the Women’s Suffrage Movement. Many of these groups held marches, gatherings, meetings and demonstrations, all for the purpose of uplifting and dignifying women from their current status and identity given to them by society. These groups raised awareness on and encouraged consideration of social issues by the government, including violence against women from intoxicated men, the lack of educational and vocational opportunities afforded to women and the mistreatment of women in the workplace. Many of these women intended for others to garner a sense of urgency toward such

There were civil rights protests against the middle-class housewife's role contributed to the second wave of women’s movement women began to examine their personal lives (Walden 12). The gains made by women in the 1920’s sparked their want for more equality. Women began to pressure Congress to pass laws that created more employment opportunities for women. Feminist leaders began to create groups to fight sexual discrimination. One of these groups was the National Organization for Women (NOW) which was founded in 1966 (Walden

The women’s rights movement was a campaign against gender discrimination. Those who took part fought for legal, economic, educational, and social rights for women equal to what men had. They also fought for proper job training in fields they were excluded from, such as medical and law. At this time, married women could not own property, hold jobs or insurance, could not be leaders in the church of family, could not vote or hold office in government, and lastly, could not attend college. Women were considered property of their husband and could be beat when they did not work enough or obey. The movement lasted nearly seventy years, from 1848 to 1920. During this time, many women protested and held meeting to address issues regarding their rights

After the Civil War, women in Southern society started their own Feminist movement. They demanded equal political, economic, and social rights for women. As female roles in society began to evolve, so did

The main goal of the first wave of feminism was to get women the right to vote. There were a few reason why this was so important to them. The first was that they wanted to be represented because it was a basic right. They were upset that they never got any say in who the president was and what issues were dealt with. Another reason they wanted the vote was to help workers safety. They often worked in sweatshops and needed a way to make sure they would be better protected by the law. They also wanted to help mine safety because so many of their husbands worked in very dangerous conditions there. Ending child labor was important to them as well.