Finally the men didn’t think much of women for doing things that they could. Most men married women for their inheritance, childbirth, appearance, housekeeping and were expected to be married by their families. I think the suffragists campaigns were important but not as important as what happened during WW1. Source one shows Joyce’s opinion so it’s not a solid fact so it might not be reliable as she could be bias to the suffragists. But I believe that the suffragists did help women win the vote by showing they can do it in a calm and peaceful way.
Women’s Suffrage in America Since the beginning of time women have had a different, sometimes unequal role than men. All over the world women have struggled and still struggle for equality. More specifically, in the United States of America women have really made efforts to justify their human rights. Since the first colonies women have expressed the right to vote and been denied or ignored by men. The Declaration of Independence’s wording specifies “All men are created equal.” Ever since then women have been determined to rewrite those words.
The emergence of women’s studies, both socially and academically, is very closely linked to the increased awareness in the past regarding the status of women and their stifled and secondary position in relation to their male counterparts. Although following the first wave feminism, in which women were granted suffrage, a heightened awareness surfaced regarding the need to recognize women as equals and not subordinates, it wasn’t until the second wave of feminism catapulted by the industrial revolution in the 1960s did we begin to see the rise of women’s studies (WOMN 1005, Unit 1 3). With the advent of a mass production economy which pushed the agrarian work force into a factory environment, the roles of men and women began to shift and change (3). The need to survive in the new economy took women out of the private sphere and pushed them into the public labor force. As a result the previous practice of passively labeling women as the lesser sex now bore an overtly aggressive stance.
HISTORY AND THEORY OF FEMINISM The term feminism can be used to describe a political, cultural or economic movement aimed at establishing equal rights and legal protection for women. Feminism involves political and sociological theories and philosophies concerned with issues of gender difference, as well as a movement that advocates gender equality for women and campaigns for women's rights and interests. Although the terms "feminism" and "feminist" did not gain widespread use until the 1970s, they were already being used in the public parlance much earlier; for instance, Katherine Hepburn speaks of the "feminist movement" in the 1942 film Woman of the Year. According to Maggie Humm and Rebecca Walker, the history of feminism can be divided into three waves. The first feminist wave was in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the second was in the 1960s and 1970s, and the third extends from the 1990s to the present.
Women colleges C. Coeducation Conclusion The Fight for Women’s Rights Throughout history women have been hidden behind their husbands. They were not able to have a say in the household, hold a job with reasonable hours, or be able to earn reasonable pay. Many women would not speak up for themselves. Men took pleasure in their control over them. Elizabeth Cady Stanton fought for women to have legal rights, have better jobs, and higher education, even though many men shunned her.
Industrial Revolution What was the impact of the Industrial Revolution on the Feminist Movement? In the early 1900’s the US continued to industrialise with the Industrial Revolution being the driving force behind this rapid growth in development in American industry. With this innovated change came an increase need for women to take part in society, such as entering the work force. This helped to impact the feminist movement when women reached for an equal status in society as men. The inferiority of women compared to men was demonstrated as women were given unequal pay, an example of discrimination in the work place and denied the right to vote.
In his point of view, Working and earning money is the main purpose of living rather than enjoyment. My mother, on the other hand, has a view that one should enjoy his life at the same time he works. For her, earning money is an endless process and money is earned to spend. It is silly to earn a lot of money and store it in the bank without spending it forever. Furthermore, she thinks that spending money is a reward for herself after her hard work.
It would not be right if expectant mothers were to get money added to their work pay. What would be the point? There is not a point in doing so. The expectant mothers would do just fine financially before they got pregnant, therefore the extra money would be a complete waste. They would get so used to having extra money just handed to them that they would have a difficult time getting back into the routine of not getting the extra money from the government.
"It will be impossible for us to visit him, if you do not go" (Pg. 4). Mrs Bennett and her daughters are keen to speak with Mr Bingley as he is an eligible bachelor. Female’s needed to marry in order to be taken care of since they could not own property, nor gain an education that would enable them to provide for themselves. As such many women married out of necessity rather than for love.
The media can contribute to people’s ideas of what the “perfect woman” or “perfect man” is, but, as the media is an often completely false agent of propaganda, real life men and women cannot live up to expectations. Changes in the social position of women may have contributed to higher divorce rates as women have, in the past 100 years, achieved many new rights such as: the vote, employment and education. This shift in the position of women within society may have made them less willing to accept an unsatisfactory marriage that often includes traditional gender roles with no opportunity for them to work towards their own goals and lives outside of the home. There is now much less social stigma and blame attached to divorce, meaning that