Yung asks herself “What sociohistorical forces were at play that can explain social change for Chinese American women in the first half of the twentieth century?” (Yung, 5) The book tells of their oppression in America through prostitution, gender roles, anti-Chinese immigration laws, and class discrimination. Also, she examines the rise of Christianity, the YWCA, The New Life Association, Chinese women’s role in the war, and support within Chinese communities in America. Yung states “the groundwork laid by our foremothers for a better life at home, in the workplace and in the larger society has not been lost on today’s generation of Chinese American women (Yung, 292). The title “Unbound Feet” is a perfect representation of Yung’s research on immigration and settling in The States. It represents the bound feet that Chinese women of high class had when arriving in America, to “ensure that women did not ‘wander’ too far outside the household gate” (Yung, 19).
Some of these changes were for the good, however some created a negative impact. Cultural changes in the 1960’s led to a transformation in the lives of women. Women began to fight for their rights to attain equal pay and to bring an end to domestic violence. This violence included sexual harassment, also women began to demand equal amount of sharing in the housework as well as child bearing. Women began to use contraception and birth control.
Chisholm stated, “Prejudice as a black person is becoming unacceptable...” (1) While she then states “Prejudice against women is acceptable” (1). Although race prejudice is unacceptable even though eliminating it would take years, prejudice against women is being accepted and allowed in where she believes both should not be allowed. She then comes to the House of Representatives with a more logical appeal stating, “As a black person, I am no stranger to race prejudice. But the truth is that in the political world I have been far oftener to discrimination against because I am a woman than because I am black.” (1). Chisholm wanted to prove from personal experience how society is more prejudice over gender than race itself.
This period of time though was necessary to spark later movements for women’s rights. They learned of the freedom and independence they could have if they were to do things for themselves rather than doing what they were told to do with their lives. Just from seeing that production levels rose despite millions of men being called into the war proved that women could do as good of a job as men in these factories. Having black women in these jobs as well was a major step forward in the United States. The downside is that the economy could not sustain having jobs available for both these men and women once the men arrived back home from the war.
Many proposed the end of racial segregation and the Jim Crow laws that limited their social rights like the Black Codes did. State laws that violated the 15th amendment, which promises that the right to vote cannot be denied on the basis of race, color or previous condition of servitude, were removed and the federal government response to the Ku Klux Klan’s violence were effective in diminishing he clan’s actions against African Americans. Better job opportunities were present up north, causing many to join the Great Migration to the northern states. The African American community continues to fight against racial segregation and discrimination to live a life of equal rights and
Lina Vang History 17C Instructor Bergstrom 31 August 2009 The Segregation and Separation of Racial Inequalities During the mid 20th century in the United States, social, political, and economic discrimination limited African - Americans from having equal rights in America. As a struggle to fight the racial segregation between the blacks and the whites, the Civil Rights Movement occurred in the mid 1900’s and was established to guarantee equal opportunities and rights for people regardless of their sex, nationality, and religion. Anne Moody, a civil rights activist illustrates how an individual black American woman found her strength and motivation within herself to overcome the racism that occurred in her autobiography, Coming
Summary of the Image of Anne in Chinese Reader’s Eyes In the Image of Anne in Chinese Reader’s Eyes: Reflections on The popularization of Canadian Literature in China, the author Shang-wu Wang analyzes the image of Anne and also review the history of Canadian literature’s acceptance in China. Anne of Green Gables gained great popularity since it was first introduced to Chinese readers in 1989, and over ten versions have been translated till now. The author proceeds to analyze cause of its popularity. The author sums up Anne’s image as “a romantic, imaginative, loyal, self-spirit and lovable girl.” The author think Anne’s image fits Chinese readers’ values in many perspectives, so she becomes a role model among Chinese students. Anne is very intelligent; she is a top student and work very hard.
It put the demands for women’s equality, religion, sports, marriage and child bearing on a higher scale. “The Women’s Movement of the 1960’s was a ground-breaking part of American history because along with African-Americans another minority group stood up for equality, women was finished with being complacent.” Woman across the nation started speaking and acting out against their inequality treatment. During the same time, African-Americans were standing up against segregation and for racial equality. Women were moving into the work force field, their education levels were increasing, the birth
A woman’s role was looking after the home, and being a mother to her children. It was around this time when women began to rebel against the way they were treated in society. 2 – What metods did S. use? For over ten years the Suffragettes tried to get Parliament to change the law and allow women to get the vote. At the start of their campaign they held large meetings, shouted at politicians and wrote petitions to Parliament.
The Second World War is a significant event in history. I believe that it made a small amount of difference to the lives of black Americans; it was able to change some of the attitudes of white Americans; it helped influence the passing of the Fair Employment Practices Commission (1941) and also helped reduce the unemployment figures of black Americans. Although it made a substational difference, things were still not perfect. Black Americans were still targeted by extremist members of the Ku Klux Klan and they were still treated as second-class citizens. In this essay, I will analyze the ways lives changed for black Americans after the Second World War, as well as this I will look at the ways they may not have changed.