That was one of the larges pushes for equality that had ever been dared to be spoken but yet, it was. Women wanted more control over planning a family, that was the legal change they desired. I know, think about it, we didn’t even have the say wether we wanted a large family or not. Many women, such as myself, thought it was a lot to ask, because women’s right to vote was still being advocated throughout the cities. But, through hard pushes, a women named Margaret Sanger rose to the stand, saying a women should have control over her own body.
Another problem was that even though there are anti-discrimination policies, a slight differential treatment towards minorities is still present. Employers expect and demand more input from minority groups and that is why people are hesitant to leave their workplace to cast a vote (Rivers, 2012). An outside source looks at voting from a different perspective. An interestingly opposing statistic is that minority groups with higher education and social status take the time to participate, as voting is very important to them. They want to take part in the choice of their government because it took so long and so much effort for them to receive the equal rights and abilities to enjoy democracy (Speel, 2010).
Feminists see the abortion debate as unfair because it gives men the opportunity to decide how much control a woman really has on her own body, and there have never been laws to regulate men’s bodies. A key value of the feminist movement is also the freedom of choice that is considered more acceptable for men than for women. Feminists want women to be able to choose between first pursuing a career or raising a family, dressing modestly or revealingly, and adhering to traditional gender roles or paying no attention to the roles entirely. The movement promotes the acceptance of the unpopular opinions and the unusual, on the basis that they are not seriously harmful to
Although women have the right to vote today, this is quite different compared with women’s condition back in the late 1800’s. Women were treated unfairly; they just belonged to their husbands who were able to control all of their rights and use a moderate coercion if they were disloyal or disobedient. Being a woman who is willing to break the rules to bring back a freedom life for all women, Susan B. Anthony tried to vote for a presidential election and was arrested due to being female in 1872. During her trial, Anthony published a speech “On Women’s right to vote”. In her speech, the main reason Anthony was successful in persuading her audience was that she clearly established an exigent circumstance early and effectively adapted her writing to the kairos of the moment.
Although the purposes of the two works and the ways of portraying women’s roles are different, both works effectively reflect women’s statuses in America in two different time periods. The purposes and the contexts of the two texts are obviously different. Anthony’s ‘Women’s Right to Vote’ is a speech after her arrest for voting in presidential election ‘illegally’. Anthony clearly mentions the purpose by saying, ‘It shall be my work this evening to prove to you that in thus doing, I not only committed no crime, but instead simply exercised my citizen’s rights, guaranteed to me and all United States citizens by the National Constitution beyond the power of any State to deny.’ (P.38 line3) As a fighter for women’s rights in 19th century, Anthony is furious about women being treated unfairly or even inferiorly. The tone of the text is very formal, and Anthony explicitly discuses women’s inferior status especially the condition without voting right.
Leon B. Bacon, a niece of Susan B. Anthony, stated later in life that “because of Aunt Susan's love for women and perseverance in her cause, I have today the enjoyment of a great many more rights and privileges than my mother had.” When Aunt Susan herself was young, there were no such things as woman's rights; all the rights were masculine. Women were ruled by a government and a law in which she had no voice. If she felt herself wronged in any way she had no way of making the fact known before the law. It was an unheard of thing for a woman to speak in public. None of the colleges or universities admitted women students.
The BPP was very key in giving women equal rights and permitted them to play an important role at all levels. Many women today owe their success to the efforts of the BPP. When the men of the party weren’t able to be leaders and control the party, the women stepped into lead. In the movie Panther, the women are seen coming to the office to join the party but didn’t want them given jobs typical women would receive. Like coping papers and answering phones.
Citizens bicker, complain, and protest; yet do not vote. Many would probably say, “It is not a legal responsibility to vote, so why should I?” or “My vote does not count and it will not change anything.” For many years, these have been the thoughts of a multitude of people and their reasons why they do not vote. But let us not be brainwashed. Voting is not only a responsibility; it is a duty. Citizens should be encouraged to embrace their citizenship, and not merely as a duty, but as a meaningful opportunity to participate in their own government for the sake of common good and in building the culture of life.
It is letting women take the chance to fight for the country in a time of crisis just like men. Mrs. Quindlen is valid in stating that it makes a “mockery” of the nation to only let men register and not women. It is degrading of women to say that because they are women that they are not required registering for the draft to help in a crisis. A poll done about ten years ago showed that over half of the American population supported drafting women. Should America only lose its sons in battle?
The Importance of Voting Voting is a usually formal expression of opinion or will in response to a proposed decision; especially: one given as an indication of approval or disapproval of a proposal, motion, or candidate for office. The question is why is it important to vote? Being able to vote was not a right. Everyone could not vote centuries ago until 1971 when the Twenty-Sixth Amendment lowered the voting age to 18 and gave all Americans the right to vote. Many fought for, marched for, and died for over the ability to vote centuries ago; but several key reasons will explain why voting is such an important thing to do.