Women in Society Throughout History

Throughout history men have been leading the battles, conquering worlds, discovering new lands, but behind every good man is a good woman! So, as I read this week, I learned an enormous amount of information about the diversity of the different roles women play according to where they might live or what era they grew up in. I will address the rights that women had, how they are viewed in society, the comparison between these women and the ones from the New Testament, the evidence to support my claim.

Prior to this time period woman were expected to follow rule of man and had little to no rights, unlike men. The Seneca Falls convention was an event that changed this. Declaration of Sentiments proclaimed, “He has created a false public sentiment, by giving to the world a different code of morals for men and women,” (Seneca Falls 305) Somewhere along the way of creating America the roles of a gender were created and misinterpreted. This is saying that women are equal to men and can do everything men cannot and that it is not morally wrong for this to occur. Support for women’s rights came from important funding documents such as the Declaration of Independence. Declaration of Sentiments expressed, “We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men and women are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights;” (Seneca Falls 304) This quote explains that the Declaration of Independence is in support of women’s rights. No man should be greater than women and vice versa. The reform grows in size and significance because as soon as one person speaks up others feel as though they can as well. Many events were significant to the reform impulse but slaver and women’s rights are two that stand

When Thomas Jefferson wrote the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence, it became one of his greatest legacies. In the first line he wrote, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal" (U.S. Constitution, paragraph 2). Jefferson wrote these words to give inspiration to future generations in the hopes that they would be able to change what he either would or could not. The word “men” in the Declaration in the early 1700 and 1800’s meant exactly that, but even then it only was true for some men, not all. Women, children, and other segments of the population such as slaves and Native Americans were clearly not included. Jefferson himself was a slave owner and held the belief that women were

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

The Antebellum years consisted of many reforms that were put into effect in order to better American society. These efforts included movements to abolish slavery, bring knowledge to women’s rights, and encourage temperance. The new perspective of the idea that all men are created equal brought about an end to slavery during the Antebellum era. During this time, human rights were only granted to white males and were withheld from other races.

The ideals in the Declaration were not fulfilled because women did not have equal political or social rights, or even a bare minimum say in the issues that dominated society. Document 1 is a fantastic example of this, and states the inequality in its text- “It is considered improper for women to speak in public.” Published in 1848, it provides context for the Seneca Falls convention that would occur to bring attention to the issue of lack of human rights for women. Women had little to no say in society at the time, which then meant that their words had no value and that their opinions would never be considered as salient as those of men. This can be considered the definition of inequality, thought the Declaration of independence says otherwise. Document 3 makes a similar claim to that of the previous document, that women’s voices held no significance- “...He has made her, if married, in the eye of the law, civilly dead.” Women, after marriage, were considered bound to their husbands and his needs. There was no need for a woman to engage in outside activities at that time, and therefore she was to stay home and take care of the children. This meant that women had little opportunity to go as far as men with politically-oriented lives could. This kept in mind, women had a low place in society and had to endure inequality in a ‘free’ country. Document 1 was published by an education project and brought attention to the many reasons for an instigation of public interest in women’s rights. It lists the many reasons for women to be upset at the empty promises states by the Declaration Of Independence, and quotes a civil occurence to back the authenticity of these claims. This document, as stated previously, provides context for the Seneca Falls convention and the rising intolerance for inequality. It has a large chance of being

The ideals of the declaration were not satisfied because women did not have political rights or Civil Rights. Document one states “ Women, like enslaved people, had no right to hold legal title to property, and all of wife’s possessions belonged to her husband”. Women lived as a man's “slave”; not having the right to control what they were allowed to

When the women arrived at the convention, they were not allowed to speak and they were not allowed to vote. Angered by this injustice, Susan B. Anthony and Lucretia Mott resolved to create a Women's Rights Convention when they returned to the United States” (53). When Independence from Great Brittany was achieved, the only women and blacks didn’t get equal rights. First time in American history, women weren’t afraid to speak up about their limited civil rights and opportunities. The reason of Declaration of Sentiments is to demand inalienable rights for women, and to

Women had no such much entitlement as men had in the 19th century. Elizabeth Cady Stanton Was an American Women’s rights activist who demanded the rights for women. She Wrote the Seneca Falls Declaration. This document was the beginning of the women’s rights movement. She does a tremendous job constructing her declaration because it is basically modeled after the declaration of independence. The main point she tries to get a cross in the argument is that “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights” these writes being basic human right such as life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. In her declaration, she’s able to show the audience

It is because of the words in that document that women are now treated the same as men and that all races are treated equally. Without the words of our founding fathers some of the civil rights that have been passed might never have come to light. For example, women, African Americans, other minorities all received the right to vote in this country because of this amendment. Even though the declaration states that we are all equal, are we really? First, women don’t get equal pay for equal work; women earn seventy cents to every dollar a man makes. Even though the Equal Pay Act of 1963, which amended the Fair Labor Standards Act, stated that, “It was abolishing wage disparity based on gender pay.”The truth is women are not being paid equally for example” wage gap is even smaller – at 93 percent – meaning they caught up to their same-aged male counterparts by roughly the last week in January of this year.” this shows women are still being paid less than men only by 7% less than man, so the. Another thing is women are even working

Before wars and conflicts women were always seen as the bottom tier, those with no power along with children. The Declaration of Independence was created most importantly for the “self-evident truths of human equality and the unalienable rights, which are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. (Pg.123) These right were to say that all were created equal. Women, however, were the ones to gain least in the American victory of the Revolutionary War.

The changes of woman were that they can work out from their house, but they were paid a lower amount of money than the men were. Also around this time woman were then able to get education and more woman were going to school and getting better jobs.

The Declaration of Independence states that all men are created equal, but what about the women, the other half of the population? These men that wrote this document say that they believe in equality, but don't think twice about restricting women from having the same rights they have. One of the things that women are being deprived of is participating in their government on a national level. Women are not allowed to vote.

Based on the Holy Bible, life began with ‘’Adam’’ and ‘’Eve’’ then carried headlong, as ‘’Eve’’ gave birth followed by other women giving birth. Women are the most important amongst any in the world, without women, life would simply not exist. However, people in some countries seem to not realize that and do not appreciate their existence. India’s ratio is approximately nine hundred and twenty nine females for every one thousand males. Australia’s ratio of male and female is 1.055, which means there are nine hundred and forty eight females for every one thousand males (CIA World Factbook, 2011). India and Australia are countries with remarkable differences, not in just population number and sanitation but also in the role of women and how they are treated.

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, and that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”