The Declaration of Independence’s wording specifies “All men are created equal.” Ever since then women have been determined to rewrite those words. Women were finally guaranteed the right to vote with the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1920. Prior to the passage of this amendment women's suffrage was only guaranteed in some of the states and agitation for equal suffrage was carried on by only a few individuals (Wolgast 50). Women in America have always Dating back the early 1800’s women have broken away from the norm. Women like Emma Hart Willard who founded the Troy Female Seminary in New York which was the first endowed school for girls, helped empower women to see that there can be change.
Because women could give birth, their roles were valuable than men in some societies. On the basis of this assumption, it is possible that matriarchy existed and women ruled meaning men have not always been leaders. Based on evidence from archaeologist, the beginning of civilization was female-centered with females figures known as Earth Mother or the Mother Goddess. Great leaders such as Hatshepsut and Cleopatra are rooted in many minds to be the first female leaders of great societies and examples of strong independent women. They conquered great societal barriers in order to achieve their goals.
Women in Greece vs. Women Egypt During the time 8000 B.C.E. to 600 C.E. the ancient Greek civilization focused more on the aspect of the women being under the control of men whereas the Egyptian civilization focused more on the women having political and religious roles in society. Women had more freedom in Egypt than they did in Greece during the same ancient time period. To support these claims there is life of women in Greece, life of women in Egypt, and the similarities and general reason for the treatment of women in both societies during this time period.
Neither Blanche nor Stella knows about the code, which reinforces this stereotype. Although Blanche partially goes against this image by having a full education and even a job prior to coming to New Orleans, she is almost broke when she arrives which suggests that women cannot gain financial stability without men. Although perhaps intentional to some extent, Blanche also conforms to this general image of women by not showing any interest to the paperwork of the plantation, referring to them as a “bunch of old papers” and handing them to Stanley to keep in his “big, capable hands” (Williams 141). Stella follows the general stereotype of the period of women
Before the 20th century, the role of a woman was only to stay home and cook, clean, and take care of the kids. A woman going out a having a career of her own was never even a thought. Women were not allowed to do labor intensive work as they were considered physically weaker than a man. Because of this, men took all the opportunities they wanted to become successful whereas women’s opportunities were limited in the household as that was the only place they could ever be. Now, in the 20th century, women have a multitude of opportunities when compared to women back then.
Before the reform movement, the American Women were voiceless, they had no say in society, however the reform movement will soon change that. Married women had no very little rights compared to husband, one
This changed after the Civil War, giving women their right to speak up and become more like men. The role of many women had change from a homemaker to being able to provide for the family by either getting a job. In addition, they were starting to be allowed to have a voice. Not only were they allowed to go out and start getting jobs, but the right to vote was also starting to come out. Without the changing role of women, things that we have in everyday life as American’s could possibly not exist.
Eastman makes it clear to her readers, that no matter the stance a woman takes on the women’s rights movement, a true feminist will always fight for what she believes in with courage and strength. Eastman states, “In fighting for the right to vote most women have tried to be either non-committal or thoroughly respectable on every other subject. Now they can say what they are really after; and what they are after, in common with all the rest of the struggling world, is freedom” (Eastman). Women fought for many years for their rights, women including Susan B Anthony, Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Stanton and many more. For years these women worked hard as activists for women’s rights and in August of 1920 the 19th Amendment guaranteed women the right to vote.
Running Head: END OF ISOLATION 01 Women and the End of Isolation HIS204: American History 1865-Present Heather Joy Palmer Instructor David Smith 23JUL2012 End of Isolation 02 Women and the End of Isolation Women have always been viewed as the weaker sex. Women were long considered naturally weaker than men, squeamish, and unable to perform work requiring muscular or intellectual development. In most preindustrial societies, for example, domestic chores were relegated to women, leaving "heavier" labor such as hunting and plowing to men. This ignored the fact that caring for children and doing such tasks as milking cows and washing clothes also required heavy, sustained labor. But physiological tests now suggest that women have a greater tolerance for pain, and statistics reveal that women live longer and are more resistant to many diseases (Compton’s Interactive Encyclopedia, 1994).
Nowadays, men and women have the same rights; they have the possibility to vote, the opportunity of choosing a career as well as the chance of working. Another point to consider is that in the past, women prepared daughters for life as a housewife or a mother. Having domestic training instead of having academic preparation that boys took. Women had to attend courses of study in order to be teachers, secretaries seamstresses or they simply stayed at homes to be housewives their whole lives while their husbands were working outside. However, this is completely different nowadays; there are lots of women who have successful careers as doctors, architects, engineers, lawyers, and many other jobs that used to be specifically for men.