Women In The Early 1900's

The new republic of the 1830s-1850s was a society that devalued the role of women. By comparing men and women against each other, giving men a superior status, making their differences more evident, and allowing men to demand more rights, to think and do freely, this society has been created to view women as less than. Women are viewed as the weaker vessel and property to their father, or husband that need to be protected and should be wifely, child bearing, motherly and dedicated to their homes instead of viewing women as their own beings.

In the late 19th, early 18th, century immigration became very prominent in America. Immigrants from around the world began to flood into America each one seeking something different, but it wasn’t always easy. Most immigrants faced many challenges, some negative and others positive. In fact, most immigrants fled to America for all the positive attributes it had to offer compared to the country they were previously living in.

In the early 1800's, many of the women in the United States were coming to realize that they wanted to obtain more rights. The male gender had way more rights than women, and they had run more things than women. Finally, women began to come forward to voice their opinions about how men and women are made to be equal; no less, no more. It was now time for women to go out and pursue whatever they wanted to pursue and not have to worry about the fact that they are females or that they are weaker or have less education than a man. The Seneca Falls Convention would soon be one of the biggest victories for women's rights.

When most people think about immigration to the United States, they think of the U.S. as being the “land of opportunity,” where they will be able to make all of their dreams come true. For some people, immigration made their lives richer and more fulfilled. This however, was not always the case. A place that is supposed to be a “Golden Land” (Marcus 116) did not always welcome people with open arms. Even after people became legal citizens of the United States, often times the natural born Americans did not treat the immigrants as equals but rather as outsiders who were beneath them in some way. In some situations, people’s lives were made worse by coming to the “land of opportunity.” Often times people were living no better than they

In the earlier year’s women suffered a lot when it came down to their own voice. In the eyes of society, women were considered useless and would generally be taken for granted based on their sexual appeal. For year’s women lacked the right to vote and were paid considerably less than men for the same work. As time progressed women were on the rise against society to make themselves heard. Despite all the consequences, there are a few women notable for their contributions to the society we cherish today. Julia Harding is one woman in particular who opened The Century Club to create an organized center for work strictly for women. Julia was able to surpass the idealism men brought upon them and is just one of many women. There were various roles of Women in Pittsburgh History such as the social setting of The Century Club, the occupation of Molly Yard and the movement created by Daisy Lampkin’s that changed the acceptance of women.

Throughout history, it is seen that women were always treated like they were less than a male. While a great amount of women hid and did what they were told, some women fought for their rights and took a stand. For some women, this included getting a medical degree, or doing public speaking. During the 1800’s, there were multiple women that fought for women's rights by sticking up for themselves and not letting people down grade them for being female.

Over the course of history, women have fought and struggled to gain independence and rights for themselves. Starting all the way back at the beginning of time it has seemed to be that men have always been more superior than women. This co-existing issue has made women bundle down to the bottom of the “social ladder” which refrained them from freedom. Beginning back in the early 1800’s before laws and amendments were made women had close to no rights or freedoms. As the 1800’s went on several movements and marches started to happen as change did as well.

However, others would say, despite the fact that women were not legal citizens at the time, many women did their best to maintain maximum education. Women would often run their own small businesses from home by trading homemade cloth or food for cash or other goods. There are accounts of women taking up jobs outside the home as well, especially with the onset of industrialization. Still, the majority of women, especially those of the lower working classes, had to resign themselves to a very restricted life overshadowed by the men of their community.

In the 1920’s birth rates dramatically decreased as women were given access to birth control and were educated on health care, allowing women to make discussions about their own lives instead of relying on their husbands. The women’s reproduction movement, led by Margret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood, changed society’s view of women’s sexuality, educated women on healthcare and made birth control options more prevalent in the United States, which empowered women to get an education, dive into the work field, and rely less on men. Women were suddenly encountered in the 1920’s by a new freedom to explore life the way a man did without the fear of children holding them back, as written by Mary E. Williams, an American author, and writer

During the 1800s and 1900s many key events are going on both foreign and domestic. Both WWI and WWII will include many of the world's most powerful nations in all out war with the allies and axis powers. Also, America is dealing with large racial tensions at home. The Civil Rights Movement was a key event in America’s history that fought for both racial rights and women’s rights. Another event that was the Women’s Rights Movement that both men and women participated in to advocate for women's voting rights, the right for women to work the same jobs as men, and many other things.

The history in the 1800s was really rough then now days because they had the Nez Perce war going on and at the same time, we had problems with woman not being able to vote, and the Immigrants were all looking for jobs. As I said earlier about women not being able to vote was a big step back for woman, not so much for men as they didn’t want women to vote. As the author said in the 1840s, emerging from the broader movement for women's rights”(w.i.t.p.n.). Woman were treated imperfect towards men all because they were a different gender, which is unacceptable back in the 1840s and would be now if it happened because we should all be treated the the same and have the same rights. As it says in the text “In order to earn revenue from their land

The United States of America is labeled as the “land of opportunity”. It’s been known to many that anyone who travels and settles here would live a better life. But based on history, the stories of millions of immigrants contradict the perceptions people had about this country. Especially in New York, hundreds of thousands of immigrants found their way to America just to struggle to survive in the tenement housing for the remainder of their lives. This was their lifestyle until people such as Jacob Riis, the social workers of the settlement houses, and the participants in the Ladies Garment Worker Union wanted to change things.

The lives of women did not improve in the 1920's to 1930's because women experienced political discrimination, they did not receive the recognition or respect they deserved, and society viewed women in a negative way.

Women weren’t always looked at, as what they are today. Back in the 1930’s women were expected to cook, clean, and taking care of the children. There were expectations that girls were to act like girls and stay at home. The men were looked at as the main financial staples in the home. When a woman worked, they were looked down on as poor. It was rare to find a woman working. Few ladies applied for jobs and men were usually chosen over men, despite the qualifications that the woman had. In all women had been the underdog. Women had education up to a GED, but very little had a degree, even though higher education was encouraged. As now women are encouraged to work now, but in the 30’s women were encouraged to get a man that can work rather

Simply put, America is the land of opportunity. In the past, immigrants have left most of their family, memories, and familiarities with their homeland in search of a better life in America, where jobs were easy to find and the economy was booming. These immigrants formed almost the entire American population, a demographic anomaly in which people from nationalities separated by land and sea; these people come from countries separated by expansive distances can live within the same neighborhood. Both Anna Quindlen with her essay “A Quilt of a Country” and John F. Kennedy with his essay “The Immigrant Contribution” have documented the story of these immigrants and