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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.

With the advancement of suffrage to equal pay, over the last century, women’s rights have progressed immensely. Through historic marches and demonstrations across the United States, women protested for their equal place in politics and social progress. Despite the fear-mongering components used in achieving these rights, women’s rights are still thoroughly debated within society today. Over the last century, incredible and unreachable goals have been fulfilled for women, such as the right to vote and a sense of equal state in the “Free World,” and can only improve in the years to come.

Women’s rights activists in the late 19th century objected an amendment proposing a “man’s government” in America. The amendment faced strong opposition because suffragists believed there was already excessive executive power given to men. So, these women demanded equal representation and access to the same civil liberties as men had by exposing the gender inequality they met through a series of persuasive tactics demonstrated in the article: “Manhood Suffrage.”

In the 1800s women were looked upon as second-class citizens, depriving them the right to vote, run for office, to become educated or even to have any type of profession. After women were married they were not allowed to own their own property, wages/income, or sign contracts. After decades of intense political activities and rallies women were granted the right to vote in the year 1920. Women decided to take a stand as one and fight for equality amongst men and women, even if it meant dying for women in the future to one day cast a vote or run in the election.

Women have played a defining role in contributing to shaping Canada, as well as the classic Charter of Rights and Freedoms, mainly to promote gender equality which has become the core values in Canada today. Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms is a bill of rights fixed in the Constitution of Canada, and is the first part of the Constitution Act. Women’s rights and freedoms are protected under Section 15 (1985) which guarantees equality rights and Section 28 (1985) which guarantees that all the rights enclosed in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms apply to both genders; male or female equally. (Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, 1982). Sexism has been around for a long time despite these strong regulations, and that too mainly

In this world, women are not always in the equal position as men. Women have been fighting for their own rights for centuries. Suffragists made great efforts to win the voting rights for women in the United States. Women’s right movement in the mid-1800s was the beginning of the increasing of the women’s social position. Continuing the early suffragists’ strategy, the next generation used various tactics in a more radical way than their predecessors did with an effort to gain the rights to vote.

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.

The first women’s rights convention was held in 1848 in New York. Around 300 people arrived which was a pretty huge accomplishment. Around 100 people signed the Declaration of Sentiments while they were there, which supported equality and access to all rights and privileges for women. They used “all men and women are created equal” from The Constitution to support this declaration. This one convention was a kick start to many conventions after that. Suffragists such as Susan B Anthony signed a petition to congress for the right to vote. Women were working extremely hard to fight for their rights. People began to take notice. Stanton, who held the first real convention, wrote, “It will start women thinking, and men too; and when men and women think about a new question, the first step in progress is

The women’s suffrage movement all started with the Seneca Falls Convention. During the time period of 1848-1920s women were trying to gain their rights. Women weren’t treated equal to men. All the men were “created equal” while women were overlooked. People viewed women as citizens but only under certain aspects (they were not allowed to vote). They were denied of certain rights. They were even looked at as inferior.

From the pre¬Revolutionary War period to the early twentieth century the role of women in society has far changed. Before women were seen as subordinates and were subjected to the authority of men. Because the man was the dominator, women did not have the right to vote or own property. Women were expected to perform the duties of wives and mothers. However, women were able to rise from the power of men toward the beginning of the Civil War. During the nineteenth century many reform movements such as education brought about changes that paved the way to women’s rights. Furthermore, women started working during the Civil war because they lost their husbands in the war. In 1876 “Women’s Declaration of Independence” was read at the Centennial Exposition

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 the early 1900s, it was very uncommon for women to have access to contraceptives or health education. Then one day, a doctor and a nurse tended to a women at home who was suffering from having an abortion. Just like many women in the U.S. at this time, she was wanting to learn how to prevent pregnancies so she did not have to have any more abortions. As the doctor and nurse left this woman 's house, the women begged the doctor to teach her how she could prevent her own pregnancies. To the nurses disbelief the doctor would not give the woman one once of information. This is the moment where health education would change forever. This moment released the beginning of the fight to make contraceptives

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

Since the 1850s, women have faced challenges about their gender and have conquered an immense amount of stereotypes placed against them. These early women were forced to work in factories instead of being able to work in an office like men. The laws of the time stated that women could not vote and it should be the man 's responsibility to elect the leaders of the state and country. Sadly, these events occurred until a group of monumental women stepped up and decided not to listen to the majority of the people who said equal rights for both men and women were wrong. The ratification of the 19th amendment gave women the positive mindset of further pursuing equal rights with men within the workplace. Despite the victory of obtaining the vote, the equality did not increase in the workplace and women’s wages were still at a level steady pace beneath the men 's pay.