But I believe that the suffragists did help women win the vote by showing they can do it in a calm and peaceful way. It showed that women could be mature and persuasive without getting hurt. But unfortunately these ways could be easily ignored by throwing the letters they wrote in
It’s is easy to understand and it very analyzing on the topic. Hanna uses a lot of rhetorical question, like :”… what if the modern, postindustrial economy is simply more congenial to woman that men?...why wouldn’t you choose a girl?...”, to makes us as a reader want to keep reading to find out what the conclusion and answers to these questions
She developed such a strong personality that she was able to climb the rungs of broadcasting very quickly, even though very few African American women up to that time had become a major factor in the media. The woman is great at building a harmonious and synergistic atmosphere. Oprah has a positive survivor attitude that has allowed her to build herself up from many of her traumatic experiences instead of letting them break herself down. Oprah Winfrey acknowledged her grandmother's influence, saying it was Hattie Mae who had encouraged her to speak in public and "gave me a positive sense of myself". Her goal in life is to live out the truest expression of herself as a human being.
They may not have been educated to as high of standards as men at the time but especially women of the highe r classes tended to be well educated. They were able to become teachers, religious figures and importantly were allowed to marry after being widowed. Women even had some economic freedom and were allowed to earn wages. The practice of sati was not yet in effect. Although, having a male child was still more desirable than a girl.
Two young ladies approached us and introduced themselves as Midshipman MacIntosh and Shipman McDonough. Recovering from the initial disappointment, I found myself, over the next few hours, greatly appreciating the fact that we were assigned women instead of men. These two girls were more than eager to answer our numerous questions and share their experiences while proceeding to talk our ears off, gain our respect for them and in turn
It is easy for women to conform to an idea when it is supposed to be a dream come true—everything they could ever want. An instance of discourse like this near the beginning of the text is “[women] learned that truly feminine women do not want careers, higher education, political rights…All they had to do was devote their lives from girlhood to finding a husband and bearing children.” (Friedman 270) This exemplifies the way that femininity is instilled into young women, and the one-track minds that result from it. When experts, teachers, parents and peers alike define the expectations of a woman, it is be difficult for females to imagine their femininity as anything aside from the
Heroines are supposed to be “good” women. While a lot of ideas and values change from century to century, some things don’t change for heroines. Until recently, all heroines had to have one thing in common: she had to be true to her man, and put him and their children before herself. Because of this, there don’t seem to be many legends about women in the past. Legends have to change through the years or no one could relate to them.
Now, in the 20th century, women have a multitude of opportunities when compared to women back then. It is now considered normal for a woman to have a job alongside her husband. Women now have a choice of whether they want to stay home with their children and take care of the household or if they would rather go out and work. Women can be just as successful as a man in these times. Also, women are achieving the same professions as a man whereas before the 20th century, that was nearly impossible.
“Women were equally rare sights in the labour parades, though they were crucial participants in the cheering crowds.” However after Labour Day was created little changes started to take place, even in the role of women in society. The authors makes a note that “well into the twentieth century, women in Labour Day parades would normally only be seen waving safely and primly from union carriages or automobiles.” The authors were able to keep a stable argument throughout the whole article. The information given was very detailed starting with the history and reasons behind Labour Day to the gains of today. It was good that they clarified that Labour Day was not originally established on the first Monday of September. For numerous years it was demonstrations of such was celebrated during the summer.
Unfortunately, not all societies viewed women as equal. Some actually viewed women as slaves or servants. On the other hand there were cultures that did treat their women with virtually the same human rights as men. Women played a different role than men in their day to day lives. In ancient times, they were known mostly as gatherers, mothers, caregivers or teachers.