Women 's Rights Of Women

Before the start of 1848, all women were subordinate to men. They stayed in the figurative background tending to their husband's every need. Due to this, they were always treated with less respect, and women had to tend the home and were not allowed to work. Women have tolerated gender discrimination for decades until the Summer of 1848 during the Seneca Falls Convention. The convention sparked the seventy-two year dispute over women’s rights. Although protests did not start full-force until the 1900s, the dispute begun to flare to life. As noted in research, “ The Susan B. Anthony Amendment was introduced in Congress in 1878. There it lay, regarded with fear and loathing, for almost 40 years.” This Susan B. Anthony Amendment, hence the Nineteenth Amendment, was already made and put before congress, but the discrimination denied it from being discussed but only for a brief time. However, events

What started with a small convention for 200 women would lead to an effort that changed history forever. In the 1840’s, the women’s suffrage movement began with a convention in Seneca Falls, New York. For almost 100 years after the event that “launched” the movement, supporters of women’s suffrage worked hard to diffuse ideas, educate, and fight for their right to vote. Under the leadership of many strong, influential women, the movement to advocate for women’s suffrage set forth. From the time the United States gained its independence, the ideals of democracy and voting have been core values. Before the nineteenth amendment was ratified, granting women the right to vote, only half of the population was being represented. Women were expected

The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted American women the right to vote a right known as woman suffrage. At the time the U.S. was founded, its female citizens did not share all the same rights as men, including the right to vote. It was not until 1848 that the movement for women’s rights launched on a national level with a convention in Seneca Falls, New York, organized by abolitionists Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott. On Election Day in 1920, millions of American women exercised their right to vote for the first time. It took activists and reformers nearly 100 years to win that right, and the campaign was not easy: Disagreements over strategy threatened to cripple the movement more than once. But on August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was finally ratified, enfranchising all American women and declaring for the first time that they, like men, deserve all the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.

Women in America never felt equally to the men. They never felt as if they had the same potential or freedoms the men had. Women, like men, felt they were entitled these rights. This lead to many campaigns, protests, etc. Women fought for these rights for years with little to show for it. But, on August 26th, 1920 the Nineteenth Amendment was passed giving women the right to vote. In the 1920’s women wanted equality, which fueled the suffrage movement that allowed key women to lead the charge and fight for reforms.

During this time, women were looked upon as inferior to men and they were often only seen as “manager of the household and children”. Women did not have as many rights as men, especially voting privileges. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony and Lucretia Mott were some of the most prominent activists for the Women’s Suffrage Movement. On July 19, 1848, these ladies met together at the Seneca Falls Convention, where they demanded equal political rights. Women did not gain equal rights here but they did issue a paraphrase of the Declaration of Independence which announced that “all men and women are created equal”. (Tindall P.443). This fight for equality would go on for numerous years before being achieved. Thanks to a few fearless women like, Susan B. Anthony this dream was eventually made a reality. The Nineteenth Amendment was finally passed August 18, 1920 and provided men and women with equal voting rights. After such a long fight of almost 100 years, suffragists achieved their goal. Finally, on election day in 1920, women were able to practice their newly achieved entitlement to vote for the very first time

On June 4, 1919, the 19th Amendment was passed, that guaranteed all American women the right to vote. For about hundred year, women fought for women’s citizenships as a result, women formed different organization such as the Suffragettes in order to get the recognition from the public and the government that women’s citizenship matters. The Suffragettes of the 1920s challenged gender roles and forced Americans to encounter their gender biases. As a result of the suffrage movement that explored ideas of gender discrimination, women encountered a higher education, equality in workplace, and the impact in the power structure of women.

This was known as the Women’s Suffrage Movement. When the 19th Amendment was ratified on August 18, 1920, women were given the right to vote, this right was called women suffrage. The female citizens of the United States did not share the same rights as men, which included the right to vote, in the beginning when the United States was founded. It was only when the Seneca Falls convention was organized in New York by the abolitionists Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott when the women’s rights movement launched on a national level. With this, the right to vote became the centerpiece of the women’s rights movement. Public awareness was raised when Elizabeth Stanton, Lucretia Mott, and Susan B. Anthony created organizations. After a 70-year battle, these groups finally emerged victorious with the passage of the 19th

As you walk down the street today, what do you notice about the people around you? Maybe there’s a white male, an Asian female, and a Latin male. Other than visual cues, there is no indication that there are any differences between one person or another. Any one person, whether black, white, male, or female, can enter any establishment, get a job, buy a piece of land, or vote in an election. However, this has not always been the case. Most of these people at one point or another had limited rights in the United States. Specifically, in the 1800’s, women had limited rights, especially after marriage. Once a woman was wed, she was no longer able to take in her own wages, sign a contract, or own any property. What were the rights that women were lacking, and where do we stand on those issues now? Have we come as far as we think we have with women’s rights? We have a widespread misconceived notion that women have equal rights, but we still have a ways to go. On the surface, it seems that we are all equal finally. However, there are still issues that are still being argued after over 150 years of being in front of our government.

Women’s suffrage has stretched from the 1800’s to present day, as women have struggled to have the same civil and constitutional rights as men in politics and be appreciated as equals in the workforce. Groups of women known as suffragists questioned the customary views of women’s roles. Eventually our nation has evolved and realized that male-controlled societies suppress women’s rights. From the beginning steps taken in 1850 to 2013 with women earning combat roles in the military, women’s roles to society, their work ethic, and progressively public aptitude, as a whole should be allowed the right to vote, help the country grow economically, politically, and have the overall rights equal to those of men.

The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 was a catalyst that allowed millions of women all over the world to fight for empowerment. The traditional mindset of the society was that women were not entitled to the same rights as men. This issue was not acknowledged in a major way until the 1800s. Women’s rights activists such as Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Alice Paul made it their life goal to make sure that women were granted the same rights and liberties as the men around them. These women had to fight because they were not granted the rights due to a traditional mentality that viewed women as property and as people who should not have opinions. In 1920, the 19th amendment was passed and gave women the right to vote. Although

While the beginning of the 20th century was a critical time for American women, what with gaining the right to vote via the 19th Amendment, ratified on 18 August 1920, the struggles of women neither began nor ended with the Suffrage Movement. Women of all races struggled against the shackles imposed by tradition and societal expectation, though only white women made monumental strides towards equity and independence during this period, leaving women of color to struggle even to be seen as worthy of being mothers and wives, the caretakers of their own homes. As men often infantilized and split women along two lines, either seeing them as pure, or absolute filth, women also shared this attitude though primarily along racial or income lines.

People have been fighting for rights for many years now, from women to men, from blacks to whites, from animal cruelty, and the list goes on forever. At time the struggle of women’s rights extended way beyond what some may think. Women wanted the right to own property or get the chance to vote. Women had to fight for their individual right and to secure an education and the women had to plan their families and control their lives.

In today’s society women have acquired more rights than they have had in years. Women now have the ability to do so many things that they couldn’t before, things that they had to fight for such as voting, working outside the home, making family decisions and so much more. This is a constant battle though because there are many people that constantly fight against women’s rights including lawmakers who would like to see their rights suppressed again in the form of child bearing and what jobs are available to women. Women still suffer from unequal pay in the workforce which accounts for a portion of the poverty rate in America. According to http://www.iwpr.org in 2014 women made approximately 79 percent of the wages that men did, equaling a 21 percent pay gap. When you account for the fact that many of these women are single parents supporting a family with no help, you might ask yourself how this is even ethical or right in a society such as ours. According to Utilitarianism we must do what produces the best results for the greatest amount of people. (Mosser, 2013) Since women account for a little over half of the population in the U.S, assuring that they are treated equally and fairly seems like what is in the best interest of the greatest amount of people.

There came a time in the United States where the so called Equal rights amendment has been ratified. Where women were recognized as housewives, defining them as what women are suppose to do and nothing else. Although these women wanted more in life such as freedom to do what they want just like men do everyday. If the men were able to work,vote, speak, and do as they please then why couldn't women do the same? If everyone had equal rights. Women aren't to be defined as what their identity is or what race they are nor the capabilities and responsibilities they are capable of doing.I strongly agree with these women of wanting to be equal with man because if it wasn't for the woman's right movement, our society today wouldn't allow women to work, teach, play a sport. Basically do a man’s job. Additionally having the woman as housewives because that's what the society and men thought of women, being at home to care for the kids and household. That is why we thank the women's rights movement in our past history that started in 1848. Due to that more girls and women have come to think of themselves as the equals of men. Which has transformed our lives in many ways. For example such as equal pay work as well as even being in the workforce,in general. The opportunities that weren't open for them that are now open as possessing more in terms of options and opportunities.It’s done a great impact because women get to educate themselves to become something they want to be such as a

Women have been fighting for equality in America since 1848, and since then major gains have been made. With women getting the right to vote in 1920 they are considered equal to men according to the United States Constitution. Over the next decades women increased opportunities available to them in nearly all aspects of life; be it sports, careers, pay, legal rights, and many others. However, one of the restrictions that was still in place on women until recently was restricting women from having full access to jobs in the military. When most people talk about “women in the military” they usually refer to women in combat jobs as women have been helping or serving the U.S. military in some capacity since its inception. As of 2016, all jobs in the military have been opened to women except in special cases. Obviously, with this issue being quite controversial, there are sharp opinions and beliefs concerning this decision as there have been for many years. With this decision being so new, however, it is unlikely that we will see any meaningful data on the subject for many years to come. Especially considering that the U.S. military is not in a war time state. There are many questions and problems when it comes to integrating women into different jobs in the military, such as: height, weight, and bodily differences and accommodations that women require that men do not. The opinions on this issue go deeper than simple physiological differences and they can be boiled down to two