In the mid-sixties and early-seventies the second wave of feminism was formed. According to Kari Meyers Skredsvig, the core argument of the second wave was for equality, not only in the home but also in the workplace (Skredsvig par. 3). This wave also dealt with deeper issues in literature like sexuality and reproductive rights. In these two periods women around the world expressed their frustration with inequality and sexual frustration.
The women campaigned for full female equality. A few examples of these rights were the right to vote, own property, attend college, and enter a higher standard of the work world. This convention led to the writing of the “Declaration of Sentiments”, which mimicked the “Declaration of Independence”, but states that
For years these women worked hard as activists for women’s rights and in August of 1920 the 19th Amendment guaranteed women the right to vote. The amendment stated that, ““The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex” and “Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.””(history.com) Eastman wrote her article, “Now We Can Begin” in 1920 to show her audience that not only did women just win the right to vote but now women had a voice that could be and would be heard. Having grown up before 1920 and seeing the little respect that women had,
Jill Tweedy 1932- 1993 was also an influential feminist writer. Wollstonecraft’s polemic, ‘A Vindication of the Rights of Women’ and Tweedy’s ‘In the Name of Love’. Both these extracts show how these female writers can write from both genders; female and male. They can bring across different views and thoughts throughout their extracts. A Vindication of the Rights of Women’ is an early example of a feminist outlook; Wollstonecraft aims to define, establish and defend equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for women.
The reader is encouraged to keep this definition in mind as they read the following pages of this essay. The purpose of this essay is for a comprehensive exploration of oppression that has held our mothers, sisters, grandmothers, aunts, friends, teachers, and anyone known to be of the female sex in degradation throughout history. The essay brings to light a few women who have heard the call for equality and the phenomenology of their fight for the cause. If nothing else, it will educate
Feminist activists have campaigned for women's legal rights (rights of contract, property rights, voting rights); for women's right to bodily integrity and autonomy, for abortion rights, and for reproductive rights (including access to contraception and quality prenatal care); for protection of women and girls from domestic violence, sexual harassment and rape;for workplace rights, including maternity leave and equal pay; against misogyny; and against other forms of gender-specific discrimination against women. During much of its history, most feminist movements and theories had leaders who were predominantly middle-class white women from
Their emphasis was on women’s responsibilities as mothers, “Maternalism”, Public Housekeeping, and women’s biological difference from men. Their goal was to enable women freely to be different from men without being penalized on the basis of their differences. Difference feminists included civic-minded, middle class women, immigrants, “Industrial Feminists”, women’s trade unionists, wage earners, suffrage leagues and social reformers. They sought
Running head: SUSAN B. ANTHONY 1 Susan B. Anthony American Women’s Leader and Abolitionist Carolyn S. Okeefe Argosy Online University SUSAN B. ANTHONY 2 Abstract This essay explores the life of Susan Brownell Anthony and the accomplishments she fought for American women to have the right to vote and receive equal pay as men for the same type of work. Anthony fought for over 50 years advocating for the social and legal quality for women. Anthony co-founded the National Woman’s Suffrage Association with fellow feminist, Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Susan B. Anthony was an important symbol of equality. Her efforts of selfless dedication played a major role in the ratification of the 14th amendment of the United States Constitution giving women the right to vote in 1920.
More women were receiving educations and began to get involved in community and national organizations which brought these women together to fight for their beliefs on human reform. Women were notoriously known in the major part they played in the Temperance Movement which later resulted in the passage of the Prohibition Amendment. Despite the failure of Prohibition, the outlawing of alcohol was important to these women because some people thought alcohol undermined values and morals. These women
Chris Schweitzer Heidi Bradley English 101 February 9, 2012 Equal Opportunity In the “Declaration of Sentiments,” Elizabeth Cady Stanton was on a mission for the equality of women’s rights. She wrote the “Declaration of Sentiments,” to reach out to women alike, and stand up for what is right in society. It is as if she is scolding “him,” in her writing. Stanton “takes it to the man,” and is a firm believer in equal opportunity for women. Not just to vote or have the same job opportunities, but Elizabeth Cady Stanton writes the “Declaration of Sentiments,” to get a point across to everyone of her time that society is unfair and needs change.