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.
Moving With Martha Martha Graham was a famous dancer who brought a different kind of dancing to the world. Her dance moves changed the world of dance forever. Martha Graham would be represented as a person different than most others. In the novel Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell, which is a non- fiction self help, Graham would be represented as an outlier. Her father helped her make many of her decisions during her life, which brought her to be the outlier she was.
The 18th century was an age of change and enlightenment. For America it was the time of social change which ultimately led to American Revolution and establishment of the new democratic country where all people were equal by the law. These changes dramatically affected the role of women from been nurturing parent to also becoming a teacher and companion of the husband. However, the changes that occurred inside the families weren’t reflected into social world where men were still dominating force. Abigail Adams was one of the first women to question male superiority and the importance of laws for women which ultimately led to establishment of Women’s Rights.
The Enlightenment, however, produced an enthusiastic new discourse about childhood and child rearing. 6. Starting around 1760 critics called for greater tenderness toward children and proposed imaginative new teaching methods. 7. For Enlightenment thinkers, the best hopes for creating a new society, untrammeled by the prejudices of the past, lay in a radical reform of child-rearing techniques.
The Hull House transformed this ideology by instituting extracurricular programs which improved their lives immensely. Jane Addams supplied European immigrants’ inclusive social, recreational, and enlightening philosophies which they used to enhance their lives. “Little children who came to kindergarten in morning followed by afternoon clubs of older children, in turn made way for educational adult clubs” (Addams pg. 88). One big thing after another soon led to a greater sense of civic responsibility and engaged the immigrants in new ways to make their lives better.
Mrs. Roosevelt overcame an emotionally absent childhood and dictatorial mother-in-law to become an advocate for civil rights, women’s privileges, and the poor. Each of her life experiences made her stronger and fostered her growth into the women she became. Martha Graham was an artistic leader and developed a unique and American art form through her dance. While her contributions centered around respecting and protecting the art form she created, she also indirectly aided the advancement of civil and women’s rights. Lastly, Dorothy Day utilized her emotionally crippling childhood as well as her early experiences as a radical demonstrator to become the person she ultimately wanted to be.
The facts suggest that Britain was in need of reform and this is why the vote was extended to increasing numbers of people. Women's suffrage is the right of women to vote and to run for office. The expression is also used for the economic and political reform movement aimed at extending these rights to women and without any restrictions or qualifications such as property ownership, payment of tax, or marital status. In 1918, with the war over, Parliament agreed through the 1918 Qualification of Women Act to enfranchise women who were over the age of 30; providing they were householders, married to a householder or if they held a university degree. This was an important reason as to why the vote was extended to more and more people.
Vickie Sears’ did a great job on explaining the Native American Elements throughout the story while explaining how Clarissa overcame her label. Clarissa started off as an unstable child, but now through her Native American culture she made a huge turn around and became a great dancer just like Molly Graybull. Clarissa learned dancing through experience, listening, observing and doing. Oral traditions were very important to Clarissa so she attended the women’s traditional. Last but not least Clarissa maintained her traditions, native language and culture by practicing dance and expressing that she was
Constitution that allowed them a right to vote. The early suffragists did not see the voting privileges as their primary goal; instead they wanted suffrage as an opportunity to participate more fully in the public affairs of the society that they lived in. The long road that the women went on to get the suffrage movement passed taught them how democracy could be a great thing and how they could employ it. They learned many skills and gained the political credentials that would make them effective and laid the foundation for the increasing role they would play in our
Many educated women began applying their skills to needed social reforms. • Women and Reform- The participation of educated women often strengthened existing reform groups and provided leadership for new ones. They used social housekeeping and other forms of pressure to influence legislation The impacts of Theodore Roosevelt on the Progressive Movements • Roosevelt decided to use his powers to give Americans a “Square Deal” to protect the public interest. He focused his domestic efforts on regulating big business, helping organized labor, protecting consumers, and conserving the nation’s already-dwindling natural resources. • Roosevelt began by launching a campaign to tackle monopolistic trusts that hurt consumers.