This amount of enthusiasm and energy women showed at work changed male attitude towards them and many realised these women were perfectly capable of being able to vote. The historian John Ray believes that WWI helped the decision to grant women the vote as “Women proved by their work that they deserved the vote equally with men.” And that “their war efforts succeeded where the suffragette campaign had failed”. However some believe that the great war in fact slowed the process of getting votes for women as before the breakout of war it looked like women were going to be granted the vote when Henry Asquith agreed to allow all suffragettes in prison to be released and arranged a meeting between the
Women had few rights and equality; men and society itself looked down on women as though men were always and will always be superior to women. Billie Jean King helped change that society and made the world easier for the women to live by gaining more equality and rights for women such as in the educational department, athletics department, and everyday life society without any physical fighting at all. “Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquility” (Biography Online). Indeed, tennis was a way to protest violently for equality, without harming others. Billie Jean King had found a marvelous way of fighting for a just cause in an aggressive, but peaceful
* War * After the war people started to realise the role they played that’s why they didn’t get before 1914 * Before they have never had the chance to prove themdelves as men had all the power and t he men went to war. * This is the best reason as all the people in the sources said. Link to all the souces also this is really important as this is why popel notices the women as before they didn’t have a chance * The remarkable success of the thousands of women who entered the workplace to do the jobs usually done by men won them considerable respect and admiration. * Commonly referred to as the 'weaker sex', women had proved themselves to be every bit the equal of men. * Minister of munition Politics * Link to war * Link to llyod George and his quote/s in favour of women elected in ??
Krista Thomas 7/10/11 Essay for Test 2 After a long history of man dominating women in this world’s society, we continue to see women taking a step behind the hero in many pop culture media. In Ancient Greek mythology, heroines were categorized into four main groups, with only one of them with characteristics as a successful leader. Being so, those women behind the curtains should receive the recognition they deserve. Whether they gave the moral support the hero needed to move forward or drew out the map for him to use, those men could not have done the job without the women’s help. One heroine in today’s pop culture that often get swept under the rug is Hermione Granger.
This led to many protests and campaigns by women to allow them more rights. These campaigns were often successful in gaining publicity and persuading the government to pass more laws to help women. It became known as the Women’s Liberation Movement. When women social attitudes were that the husband was in charge of everything and the wife should do as he said. Women were not happy about this and wanted to be seen as equivalent to their husbands in the marriage.
In fact, women’s power can be unstoppable. It might be the result of centuries of ignorance and indifference towards women’s capacities, as it might be an inborn nature. However, the woman revolution is starting to break the wall of racism and discrimination, proving that a woman can be equal to a man in all domains: politics, society affairs, business, medicine, legal affairs and others. Few years ago, in the occidental
She blames men for giving them the place in society but also puts it on women’s shoulders by saying, “Only in recent years has woman's position as the gentler and weaker half of the human family been emphatically and generally questioned. Men assumed that this was woman's place; woman herself accepted it”4. She does begin to display some energy for what could change minds of women that accepted their submissive role in society. “Since they were given the role, women have still rallied and protested to rights of men. Despite the winning of voting, property and working rights, they have accomplished nothing relative to their vital factors of their existence”.5 Her belief is that they are there to lead the movements of bettering society by voluntarily bringing in only those who are fit to undo the wrong that they have allowed to come about.
This is because Anne wouldn't promise to speak to the King for him. The source says, "...not promise to speak to the king for you...". However she isn't directly saying she won't speak to the king, she is saying that she isn't making any promises that she will. However the source also disagrees with the statement to. This is because it isn't only Anne, no one would dare talk to the king for Wolsey.
The authors wrote that women should have equal rights as men, should be able to vote, and they shouldn't be tied down to their husbands. There is still a widespread belief that women are not equal to men. Even though many people still try to convince themselves otherwise. Kate Chopin and Charlotte Gilman both made women believe that they should have the same equal rights as men. In the 1920's, women began to grow more independent, which would change the role of women's lives.
Just because there may be a few corrupt politicians or some that are only out to satisfy their or their political party’s agenda, doesn’t mean that all are. Myers, D. G. (2005). Being feminists myself I have been called a” dike” a” Man Hater”. We just want equal rights, equal pay to be treated with respect. “Feminists can produce a positive stereotype, considering that women work just as hard as a man, inside and outside of the home.