Essay on Struggle of American Women for Equality

The gender roles in America have changed tremendously since the end of the American Civil War. Women and men, who once lived in separate spheres are now both contributing to American society. Women have gone from the housewife so playing key roles in the country's development in all areas. Though our society widely accepts women and the idea that our society is gender neutral, the issues that women once faced in the late 1860s are still here.

From the 1880’s to the 1920’s, the Progressive Era was a period in American history where women’s suffrage gained the most momentum. Due to justified Progressive Era reforms and the creation of various organizations during this time, women were able to successfully protect people who were, for example, immigrants, poor, and African Americans belittled by the norms of society. With the full participation of American women, they exercised their full rights as citizens to create public institutions and shape public policy. Redefining the social structure, these middle-class women received support from other women which essentially led to changes of the rights of and treatment of American women in society. Thwarted by a male-dominated society, pleas for better treatment and equal rights made by women in the forms of protests, conventions, parades, and speeches, were often seen as foolish and meaningless. However, women’s unrelenting efforts combined with the atmosphere of reform resulted in positive outcomes such as the right to vote, the creation of new educational opportunities, and the introduction of better working conditions for women, which drastically impacted the way women apply themselves in society today.

Since the dawn of American culture, women have been oppressed. Due to inequalities in the hierarchy of social power, women have been targeted for discrimination. However, women have not sat quietly and let the “man” dictate their lives. Through movement raised through women of all cultures, change has come to all American women. Racism, homophobia and classism created hardships for the American women who rebled through reproductive justice organizations, anarcho-syndicalism, and embracement of their sexual orientation. These helped efforts created the foundation that we live in today and continues to inspire and mold the environment .

The rights and freedoms that women enjoy today did not come without struggle, and currently there is nowhere in the world women are treated equally to men. Henceforth the 17th hundreds women have been trying to affirm their position in the fabric of America. Early public policies treated wives and mothers as wards of their husbands and women in general were not considered citizens under the Constitution of the United States, the founding document referred of “men created equal”. Women were oppressed by gender and could not legally acquire land ownership, enter into contracts, initiate legal actions, acquire bank loans and wives that worked, their husbands controlled their money. Furthermore, women were barred from higher education, many professions and, public offices according to

Tuesday, November 2, 1920, the day women voted for the first time. The New York Times called it, “The greatest voting day in the city’s history.” It was a wonderful day for women all across the country. All of their hard work had finally paid off. The Women’s Rights Movement changed the way women were seen. Before the passage of the 19th Amendment, women in many states were not given the right to vote. The Women’s Rights movement was caused by many factors, greatly impacted the society of the early 1900s and changed American society forever.

America is known for being a land of freedom and opportunity for all who reside within. However, throughout history that is not the whole truth. Freedom came with time and effort for those who fought for it. Still fighting in the front lines are women, moreover their impedance, goals, and the want to gain equality. Treacherous roads filled with centuries of misogynic upbringing and glorified objectification, a difficult journey to achieve equal ground for all genders. The words of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Judy Brady emphasized women empowerment and equity; words that will echo on as prime examples for women rights.

America is the land of opportunity. It is a place of rebirth, hope, and freedom. However, it was not always like that for women. Many times in history women were oppressed, belittled, and deprived of the opportunity to learn and work in their desired profession. Instead, their life was confined to the home and family. While this was a noble role, many females felt that they were being restricted and therefore desired more independence. In America, women started to break the mold in 1848 and continued to push for social, political, educational, and career freedom. By the 1920s, women had experienced significant “liberation”, as they were then allowed to vote, hold public office, gain a higher education, obtain new jobs, drastically change

The United States of America is a country created on the basis of freedom, however, not all freedoms were gained at the same time. A year ago, I would have never agreed with the statement "women have not achieved equality," but since then I have encountered various people and conducted my own research that supports why I believe that women have not achieved equality. I first heard about the wage gap from a social studies teacher when discussing career paths two years ago. I was shocked to hear that in 2014, a woman working full-time, on average, made 79 cents for each dollar that a working man made. This sounded obscene and I couldn't believe that as advanced as our country is today, this kind of discrimination still existed. Knowing this

As a young female growing up in the United States of America, I have not quite understood why certain gender roles still exist in my home. My family instills traditional values, including the role of women and men in the house, and in society. In school we have learned about the role that men played in the history of almost everything, from Ancient Rome to the Spanish Civil War. Yet, very few of these lessons have focused on, or even spoke about, the role of women during these times. That is because women generally, international speaking have not always been granted the same rights as men. Over time, some rights have been granted to women, such as the right to vote or even to get an education, yet the voices of women in career fields dominated by men are continuously being ignored. Therefore, I question: to what extent have the rights of women in the United States of America evolved? Have the rights of women in the United States come to a “maximum” evolution? If not, then how much further do we have to go to ensure that men and women are truly equal in the United States of America? These are the questions that this essay will attempt to answer, as it explores the rights given to women in the United States, the role they play in the steps taken to receiving these rights and the importance of these steps, and how much further society needs to evolve in order to ensure that men and women in the United States are afforded the same rights and are all equal.

The “Circle of Life” is something that plays a prominent role in Disney's The Lion King. Focusing on the life as it pertains to an ecosystem, the lessons it teaches are universal. Everything in life is interconnected, and the obstacles that people face always impact other people. History has proven to be a great example of this, especially when it comes to fights for equality. Showing the progression of the lives of many different civilizations in relation to each other, can allow for anyone in the present to learn an incredible amount as to why people are the way they are. Unfortunately, interest in history has waned over the years. Therefore, very few people take advantage of the advantages of history. This ignorance is extremely

One of the social and political issues in American society would be women’s rights. The issue of women’s rights has led to conflict, contention, or opposing interests throughout history, and still to this day. Gender and sex are two of the many master statuses that makes up who a person is, and gender is a significant category of identity that is almost always under fire. Women fight for equality of the sexes, because the female gender is oppressed due to the fact that their sex differs from men. This has become a relevant social and political issue in American society, and continues even in our day and age to be an issue. This paper will focus on both the political aspect, as well as the social aspect of women’s issues. This paper will explore all

Through out American history there has been an endless struggle for women. Traditionally, women were to stay at home, which was respectable at the time: clean the house, make the meals, and watch the children. However, as women began to venture out of the house, they discovered that they were being neglected of what men had. This included the right to vote, a variety of jobs, the social stature, and the moral freedom that many men experienced. Although there were some women who had already developed themselves outside of the house, such as some women writers and the even more rare ones who had gone to college, the majority of women were heavily reliant on their husbands and had easily felt the discrimination. From the 1800’s to the 1920’s, some of the first women’s right activist groups made themselves known, and had even accomplished in some of their endeavours. However, it was not until the 1920’s that the U.S truly began to see the changes in society due to women’s rights activists. The 1920’s was a defining time for women’s rights, one in which women became more independent ultimately changing their role in society.

Growing up as a female has never been easy. Men assumed women only had two jobs, keeping the house clean and bearing children. Luckily, many women in history have paved the way making it easier for all women in the 21st century to work outside the house, vote, earn more money, hold positions of power and achieve all their dreams. Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Madeleine Albright, and Lucy Stone, just to name a few, each had a hand in helping little girls dream big dreams and realize that their dreams were achievable. Through their hard work, determination and suffering, women are more equal than ever.

The American socio-political structure may not acknowledge the contributions of its women but it cannot possibly ignore them specially when such contributions speak for themselves like in the case of “Rosie the Riveter”. Starting from the Second World War when the 'fairer sex' took hold of a country's ropes while the men were away fighting, women have been taking bold actions to gain equality for their gender.

Feminists in America have been fighting for women’s rights for years. They believe that all men and women should have the same rights. Both men, and women deserve to be respected, paid, and treated as equals. Women and men are one and the same. I think that a feminist’s role is to believe in equal rights for men and women and fight for those rights; whatever it takes. Feminist is not a negative label. “We all fight over what the label ‘feminism’ means but for me it’s about empowerment. It’s not about being more powerful than men - it’s about having equal rights with projection, support, justice. It’s about very basic things. It’s not a badge like a fashion item” (Annie Lennox). Women aren’t the only feminists, men can be feminists too. Do you consider yourself a feminist? To me, feminism is believing that that all men and women are equal in everything that they do.