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Women’s rights in America in late 1800’s women’s right to vote women in medicine and the equal rights for women are the 3 main points that were big in the 1800’s.

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.

People were not only discriminated due to their race but some of their gender, which affected their political rights in a multitude of ways. To illustrate, one of the Colonies most unspoken laws, dating from Ancient Greece to 1920, is that women have no right to vote and that only the gentry could contribute in political matters according to the Governor. Additionally, a law from Great Britain in stated that if a landowning woman is to marry, she must sign a document stating she is giving her property to the husband. However, in the case of Anne Cart, a wealthy indigo farmer who was engaged, she testified to a jury that the land was worth more under her ownership and she won the right to own it. Another example is that 97% of court cases involving dark magic is directed towards women accused of witchcraft and found that 78% of the women are convicted and hung. This shows that in the 16th century, people thought women were generally inferior to men and treated them as such politically.

Since the middle of the nineteenth century, women in America have been striving to obtain rights equal to that of men. Before that time, women were viewed as physically, as well as mentally, inferior to men. Men had the upper hand, in all walks of life, including the workplace and at home. Obtaining equality among men has proven to be a difficult uphill battle for women, but, by the mid-1800 's, women began to see the fruits of their labors. It all began on July 19, 1848 when Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Jane Hunt, Martha Coffin Wright, Lucretia Mott and Mary Ann McClintock organized a convention in Seneca Falls, New York. This convention marked the first organized women 's movement in the United States of America. At the time, the rights of

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

Over several centuries, women have been fighting for their rights. There has been certain changes to benefit women, but they seem to be invisible. We still live in a society where there is gender inequality in all aspects. Including the pay gap, the barriers stopping them to advance in the workforce, health care rights, and justice when speaking about violence (victim blaming). Recognized as “women’s issues” there has been little or no support from several candidates that have run for president; however, the 2016 elections seem to be different. One of the Democate candidates, Hillary Clinton has been fighting for women’s rights and has proposed to make changes for good so that there can be inequality among each other. She states that, “ issues that affect women’s lives are not just “women’s issues”—they are family issues, they are economic issues, and they are crucial to our future competitiveness.” Once, in the office, she will focus on equality and opportunities for girls and women as they are important the future just like men. This issue has been around for years. Some people argue that women will never people treated equally in a society that is ruled by men. Others contend that over the past year women have been on the “ Second Shifts”, having a job where they are getting paid and the house work job which they do not get paid. It is in all of our interest to make a change and support Hillary Clinton to enforce women’s rights. It is time that women are taken for

norms of society, and this furthermore proves how much freedom women were given in ancient Greece regarding sexuality.

Women’s Rights is an extremely ethical topic that is surrounded by ethical theories and has a lot of history. While some of the theoretical systems in ethics have helped to gain women their rights, others have assisted in preventing women rights. Women in America have seen much improvement in our modern day society regarding Women’s Rights, but what about the women in less economically stable countries? Women continue to fight against abuse, hatred, and discrimination worldwide. I will be discussing not only Women’s Rights history, but also several theoretical systems and how they have impacted Women’s Rights in America and other countries.

Women today cannot function outside the home. If women truly want suffrage, then they have to demand equality across all fields of life. Suffrage alone will not solve Women’s Rights issues, being allowed to live the life they desire will. Currently women are not equal to men in any place. My top venues to insist equality in are the law, workplace, and home. The traditional life of the American woman is oppressive.

August 18th, 1920 the 19th Amendment was passed and women gained the right to vote. In 2013, the U.S officially lifted the ban on female soldiers, allowing them to participate in combat alongside men. If Wollstonecraft were alive today she would still be disappointed in society, women have a come a long way, but are still valued more for their beauty than for their brains. Although, women have more power in the workforce and more men can be found running their homes, women still must fight to prove that they are more than just a pretty face.

What stands in the way of women being equal to men? Journalist Carlin Flora suggests the following, “While not all claims to humanity are universal and no one context, culture or continent can truly represent all peoples, the following three examples from very different contexts, cultures and continents show that some violations of women’s human rights are universal. In particular, it is still the case the world over that a woman’s reproductive rights, which impact on her right to life, are still seen as secondary or conflicting with men’s rights, religious freedoms, the rights of the unborn child, or even financial concerns”(Flora). However different we may appear, there is far more that unites us than divides us. Today, no country has yet achieved equality between men and women. Globally, women have fewer opportunities for economic participation than men, less access to basic and higher education, greater health and safety risk, and less political representation. Women’s rights need to be considered human rights.

No country in the world has achieved complete gender equality just yet. Though some places are further along than others, some are still so far from the finish line that it’s not even in sight. For years, women around the world have been fighting for a stronger voice, and to be respected just as much as the man standing next to them. Despite increased awareness and mobilization at the local and international levels, women and girls in conflict continue to face multiple challenges. Women 's rights movements have worked in support of these aims for more than two centuries. Since the 1980s the women 's movement has focused on very diverse issues.

The United States is one of the most powerful and wealthy nations in the entire world. The capitalist society and democratic rule allow for citizens of the United States to advance and pursue happiness freely based on their own will. But in a nation with freedoms like no other, there are forces that have been set in place, unchanged since the country was founded over 200 years ago that hold society back, distinctly one side of society: women. The issue on the table is that even in present day society in one of the most developed countries there is still a severe lack of equality among the sexes in american principles and practices. Social gender inequality is apparent from the way people live and communicate with one another, inside our schools, workplaces and even in our homes. Economically and politically, many people are completely unaware of the inequalities written in or in some cases written out of the country’s foundation. In areas such as representation in government, political identities, workforce inequality and constitutional rights, we can compare American statistics with women’s statuses in other country’s societal and political atmospheres around the world. Bringing to light these discrepancies can show us what true women’s liberation could really look like in America and what it could mean for our generations of people to come.