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    How is it different for women today than it was for women in the mid 1800,s. It was different today because women could work and earn the same pay as men could,but women back then could work and, was controlled by there husband.And also today women can vote,but women back then didn't have the right to vote. Today and in 1800's women was or could have or had gotten a divorce.Women today and in the early mid 1800,s were imprisoned and mistreated.But suffragettes in the mid 1800,s set the tone for the

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    Australia was the first country to give women rights in a federal election and also the rights to be elected to parliament a natural basis. South Australia was first in 1895, the first voting day for South Australia in 1896. In 1877, in South Australia Catherine Helen Spence was the first woman to stand as a political candidate. Then it was Western Australia in 1899 to vote for woman. In office from 1 July 1947 to 24 May 1971. The Honourable Dame Annabelle Rankin was the second woman member of the

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    Posing A Threat Summary

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    The monograph I chose for my final project is called “Posing a Threat: Flappers, Chorus Girls, and Other Brazen Performers of the American 1920’s” by Angela J. Latham. Latham is a Professor of Theatre and Performance Studies at Governors State University, and had earned a Master’s degree in Communication/Performance studies and her Ph.D. in Theatre History. Latham’s work “focuses on women’s performances in late 19th and early 20th century America.” Latham has only wrote one book, however “she has

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    Suffragettes in the 20th century, such as Emily Davidson and Emmeline Pankhurst, used radical tactics to achieve their goal of gaining the right to vote. Men were also involved in the Suffragette movement. While many opposed, men like James Keir Hardie, head of the House of Commons, devoted a lot of effort to help women gain the vote. The genius strategy and the support and funding from men had gigantic impact in helping women gain the right to vote. In the early 19th century, England had a small

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    their individual needs. I also favour this article as I provide an inclusive approach to all the children transitioning into primary school by interacting through play and if needs are not being met, they will be met with extra support. (2017 (1996) Convention on the rights of the

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    Reform movements that started in the early 19th century in the United States were influenced by the Second Great Awakening. It inspired many to challenge and fight social norms and make a social reform. In the 1800s United States is still a new country but, as nationalism grew so did democratic ideals our country stands on. In the reform movements (women's rights, anti- slavery, public education, etc.) people and groups sought to expand democratic ideals–liberty, equality, justice, etc.–to people

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    influenced the way all these women thought. Women gathered again that night and they discussed the anger that was caused by the response of these people who were refusing to bring equality between the sexes. The convention drafted a statement of purpose that emphasized

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    Jane Addams was born September 6, 1860 In Cedarville, Illinois. He father was very well known man and he was good friends with Abraham Lincoln. She was born to an affluent state senator and businessman who knew his way around the politics. When Jane graduated from a Female Seminary in 1881, she traveled and eventually attended medical school. In 1889 she opened her of first settlement in the United States and in North America. The Hull House provided services for immigrants and for the poor living

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    Equality is having the same rights and opportunities as anyone else. Our founding father, Thomas Jefferson believed that all men were born with the same rights, regardless of their sex, gender, and race. He believed in freedom for slaves and women because back then those groups of people were oppressed. Although Jefferson was a slaveholder, when he drafted the Declaration of Independence he called slavery a crime. Women in history were taught to always be obedient to males and that is is their duty

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    Olympics Dbq

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    The Olympics were revived in 1896 thanks to Pierre de Coubertin. Since its reemergence in 1896, the modern Olympic movement has been shaped and influenced politically through the tensions between countries, economically through financial gain opportunity, and socially by promoting women’s rights. Another document I would like to have seen would be one containing a record of third world countries that have attended the Olympics. This document would have shown how wealth effects and shapes the modern

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