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Women must contend with more than the logistics of birthing the Palestinian population, but they are also seen as the central figure of culture for the Palestinian people. Mothers are regarded very highly in society and they are valued for their roles. They are viewed as role models and the makers of culture. They are the ones who teach children about the struggles of the Palestinian people and they share the history of the past. In conjunction with son preference, people often see that women’s main concern in life should be “the making of men, whom they breast-feed ‘the milk of glory, honor, and courage’”

Intersectionality theorizes from a position of simultaneity” (2012). This means that when thinking about feminism and feminist movements, society cannot just think of one category but all categories. For example, throughout history white feminists who advocated for equality among gender, made movements but neglected the inclusion of women of color. If the concept of intersectionality had existed during those shifts, women of color would not have been left out and the progression would not only include white women and women of color, but those with disabilities, transgendered people, all social

granted the permission to vote but with Jim Crow still in effect in most states, black women didn’t vote because of being intimidate by whites. Other notable women such as Rosa Parks, was known as a black woman who wouldn’t give up her seat while traveling on a city bus. During that time, blacks were allowed to ride buses but only sitting in the back of the bus. Rosa Parks sat in the front and was arrested for breaking the law.

In the 20th century, the Progressive Era was the age where people tried to solve social problems through individual and group action. This period concentrated on the problems people were experiencing in society and how they can use government power to bring about this change. To advocate for freedom and justice for all people was what social reformers fought so hard for, even risking their own lives by going to jail. Women like Charlotte Gilmen, and Margaret Sanger pushed for change so that women were able to experience the freedom and independence in society. Other reformers like muckrakers played a key role in exposing the harsh realities the American people have been facing for so many years with no economic help. With the help of women

Most understand feminism as a movement that strides for political, economic, and social equality across gender lines. At its core, it is about dismantling oppression. Yet, everyone experiences oppression to a differing degree based on their social identities. To understand these differing forms of oppression and how they overlap, the idea of intersectionality must be added to feminism. But not too many people are familiar with what intersectional feminism is.

Woman were highly involved during the Progressive Movement in the early twentieth century. It all began with a speech gave to the public by Rose Schneiderman after a fire killed 146 workers that were mostly women in a New York City business. During this incident fire exits were blocked it, which indicated that it was not an accidental fire. In her speech, she addressed the fact that woman continuously had to tolerate this type of behavior because whenever they tried to protest the law shut them down immediately. Sadly, this was not the only incident that occurred during this period. Another woman known as Anna Howard Shaw, brought to the public eyes attention how men thought women should not be allowed to vote because they were too emotional,

This project will be over the National Organization for Women and the struggle for the Equal Rights Amendment. This topic will be a great way to learn about the background of how women fought for their rights, and how they gained them. This will be a great way to find out how the gender "women" established their equal rights. Women's rights are really important in today's society, so this will be a great way to learn a little more about how women came upon equal rights.

Women played a big part in the Progressive Movement that occurred in the early twentieth century. Rose Schneiderman was one of that got involved due to the Triangle Shirtwaist company that was in New York City being set on fire March 25, 1911. During this time 146 workers were killed (mainly consisting of women) from them not being able to escape because the fire escapes being faulty and the exits being blocked off. Rose made a speech to the public standing up for woman in society who has had to brush off being treated poorly because of the law cracking down on them every time they tried to defend themselves. This is not the only female who stood up for what they believe in during this period. Also during the Progressive Movement Anna Howard

Equality was not only a struggle for people of color, but also women. Women were looked at as property own by their husbands. They were not a loud to get a divorce, own property, speak in public, work, or vote. In 1848, women fought for their rights at the Seneca Fall Convention. After many struggles, women finally got to make their appearance in the workforce. Along with that came many stipulations such as they couldn’t work as many hours or get as much as men. Women have fought very hard over the years for equal rights and freedom. Even though, women have more rights today, this is still a struggle. The National Organization for Women fight for equality for women today.

Like many Israelis, she had her mind changed by the Palestinians repeatedly rejecting Israel’s peace offers and by their use of brutal terrorism. She writes that she noticed, what she had previously regarded as legitimate criticism of Israeli policies was in fact something different, it was an ideology disturbing in its intention and content. She concluded that this criticism wasn’t about a two-state solution at all, but it ‘only very thinly masks a deep and visceral hatred for the state and its people that cannot be explained by mere criticism for the policies of some of its elected governments.’

Cobble, Dorothy Sue. The Other Women's Movement: Workplace Justice and Social Rights in Modern America. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 2004. Thesis: Cobble argues that the "forgotten" women of labor feminism made a larger impact on "widespread change in social and economic order (4)" than previous studies have concluded.

Throughout history women’s rights have been a conflict in society because of the many unfair advantages given to men and not women. Social injustice is shown through women’s rights by their voting rights, employment, and healthcare. Due to these dilemmas women all over the world have gathered together to create a group enforcing women’s rights. For example, in the book, The American Women’s Movement it talks about the group known as “The National Organization for Women (NOW)” (MacLean 71). It became one of the largest, most membered feminist organization in the country. The organization branched out to different sized region cities.

Women have always had to deal with issues of inequality compared to their male counterparts. Individually, the struggle to overcome this mountain has been a daunting task, a road riddled with obstacles and disappointments at every turn. Through time, it has become clear that achieving the goal of equality would only be possible if voices were joined for a common chorus, echoing their struggles, dreams and aspirations. This need for unity of voices has led to the formation of organizations to advocate for the rights of women. Each organization may use different approaches to bring the issues to the table, which will result in some being more radical than others. Just as Martin Luther King and Malcom X were radically different in their approaches

this time was “women’s suffrage, no factory legislation, no child labor laws, no protection of working women, no aids for dependent mothers and children, bad sanitation in the cities, lack of trade unions… and lack of minimum wages” (Ritzer & Stepnisky, 2017, p. 169). Although, herself and many other women were in an oppressive situation due to their position of being women, they used sociological research to “win numerous victories for the rights of women and for the Progressive Movement” (Ritzer & Stepnisky, 2017, p. 169). This was seen as an “extraordinary period” as it produced social change, and further reinforced that “indeed something could be done” (Ritzer & Stepnisky, 2017, p. 169). Adamms and the women of the school made a tremendous

When we trace the history of feminism in regard to Nationalism, we see some basic phases of it known as First Wave, Second Wave and Third Wave of Feminism. The First Wave of Feminism was the initial spark of awareness in the women and people all over the global about the condition of female class in society. Even though the words ‘Feminism’ and ‘Feminist’ existed since a long time, they gained wide spread usage in 1970s. The First Wave of Feminism was about bringing into notice issues of women which lasted from nineteenth century to early twentieth century. The Second Wave of Feminism was about working in a direction to remove the issues of First wave and getting rights for women and it began in 1960s. The Third wave of Feminism was a continuation of the Second Wave from 1990s as a reaction to failure of the previous efforts.