Women had few rights and were controlled by their husbands. Changing attitudes towards women in British society was an important factor in winning women the vote in 1918 however other factors were also involved. The peaceful actions of the suffragists and the violence of the suffragettes helped win support and publicity for women suffrage. The role of women at home in Britain during WW1and international pressure of introducing women’s suffrage also led to women receiving the vote by 1918. Changing attitude towards women in Britain society helped women achieve the vote in 1918.
Nicole McCray Dr. Davis POL-100 10/08/12 Alice Paul Alice Paul was one of the most significant figures in the movement to secure women’s rights in America. As educated, Paul used radical political strategies to produce favorable results for the Women’s Suffrage movement. Her militant actions eventually led to the ratification of the 19th amendment which secured women’s right to vote. Alice was born in Paulsdale on Jan 11, 1885 to William and Tacie Paul who eventually had two more children after Alice. Alice’s parents were Quakers, and instilled their religious beliefs into her.
The peaceful campaigning of the suffragists’ was a key factor in women receiving the vote. The suffragists’ started the whole route of women gaining the vote; they were the ever moving force behind the movement. However historian Martin Pugh suggests that “Suffragists would probably have done better to have made common cause with all unenfranchised men and women from the start and thereby they might have extended their appeal” because all men had not yet received the vote it was argued that women should not receive the franchise when it was not fully given to all men. However there were other contributing factors leading up to 1918 and women gaining the vote. They include the work of the suffragettes’ who caused chaos and grabbed the spotlight away from the suffragists’ after a group of women decided it was time to make a militant stand.
Body Paragraph #2—WOMEN’S RIGHTS a. First Argument point – right to vote b. Doc that supports your argument - I c. Statement to link back to thesis – The women’s progressive movement finally succeeded in gaining the right to vote, showing the influence of progressivism on the government and evidencing its potential to forever change the nation. d. Second Argument point – equal pay e. Doc that supports your argument - N f. Statement to link back to thesis – Due to the pushing of social reformers for equalizing women’s and men’s pay, the philosophy of the government, and in turn the nation, was changed. IV. Body Paragraph #3 – POOR SANITATION a.
Women in early societies lived to reproduced and continue the blood line, mostly striving for male babies. People in society in some ways believed that god wanted life to run as women as the follower or to be inferior. Women through the years pushed to work and for education and over time laws were granted to allow this for women. The people saw a need for more workers with more jobs now available. The turn of women’s rights has gradually changed so much that women and men are pretty much considered equal in most of the
This was actually a very important step towards women’s enfranchisement because during the war, women served the nation; doing factory work and men’s work in general. The fact that they were doing something useful to society served as proof that, contrary to the belief that women were “silly” and could not think for themselves, they could be a beneficial force in society. “The war emphasised the participation of women in the everyday life of the nation. It was obvious to all that women were driving vehicles, acting as bus conductors and filling many posts customarily held by men. As we might say today, women’s ‘public image’ changed and improved,” says Constance Rover, a historian.
It helped because it gave me the impression that women 's history was more than just a fight to vote. I was very informative and the main resource for my portion of the project. Armento, Beverly J.; Nash, Gary B.; Salter, Christopher L.; and Wixson, Karen
Because of this, women have always had little to no rights and their position in society has always been classified in the home. However, women have had enough and this was seen through their efforts in the twentieth century, most evident in the 1960s. The momentum of the women’s movement was gained at the turn of the sixties, when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved birth control pills. This helped to establish the beginning of the reproductive rights that women will strive to pursue. Furthermore, women gained support for the feminist movement through the social media.
Combat Women In the US vs. The Soviet Union “Feminism,” it was once said “is the radical notion that women are people.” During the second World War women across the globe were striving to prove this, and gain their rightful place in the military. Soviet women were trailblazers during World War II; the incredible skills that these women possessed were recognized, and they were able to attain many combat positions previously reserved exclusively for men. However, The United States government was not nearly as progressive- and American women were heavily discriminated against. Women who volunteered their lives for our country were denied military a status, despite the fact that they were equally qualified and capable.
(Nash) More and more women were completing high school and gaining higher social status. (Brown) Most importantly, in August 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment was added to the Constitution, allowing women to vote (Sullivan). Despite continuing problems with jobs, women did gain many rights after the war that they did not