Civil Disobedience: The Women's Rights Movement

Disobedience is a noble act. Progress can be made with disobedience. Disobedience helps society improve and make progress. Some people believe that rules should never be broken. These people believe disobedience is a dangerous act instead of a courageous one. They believe rules only keep people safe, however rules are not always intended to keep people safe. Many rules and laws prevent people from their full potential. Many laws are corrupt and ignorant towards certain groups. Laws in the United States took away rights of African Americans and Women. African Americans were unable to gain their rights until the 1950’s, and women were not able to even vote until 1920. People had to rebel these laws, so that the laws could be abolished. Change

They did not want to be forced into a concentration camp, so they disobeyed and hid from the Nazis. They hid behind a bookcase at the father’s work to protect themselves. They disobeyed the rules to try and save Jewish lives. Many people would not have lived through the Holocaust if there was not courageous people who rebelled against the Nazis. Feminists also rebelled to help impact society in a positive way. Feminist Susan B. Anthony was a women's right’s activist that dedicated her life to give women equal rights in the United States. Before 1920, it was illegal for women to vote. After the American Civil war, the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments of the constitution were being made. At first, the amendments were intended for African men to be able to vote. Women of any race were still not able to vote. She hated this fact and wanted to make a change. In 1872, she disobeyed the law that made it illegal for women to vote. She had a very publicized trial. She rebelled against the law because she knew it was unjust. Her trial inspired other women to rebel and strive for better

Lucy Stone also fought with the feminism movement. She went against the grain by being the first woman in Massachusetts to receive a college degree. She did not care that it was not normal, and she disobeyed society’s norms by achieving it. She also did more for the feminist movement by launching the first National Women’s Rights Convention. Without the disobedience the feminist movement made, how would progress be made for female Americans? Would females ever be able to vote if no one ever fought for it? Progress and transformation is made through rebellion and disobedience. Progression is made through the brave people who resist the laws that they find unjust. Disobedience is key to becoming a better society. African Americans made society better by eradicating the racist laws that corrupted our government. Women were not able to have the simple right to vote in the country they supported. People tried saving Jewish lives during the holocaust, because they knew that the genocide was terribly wrong. Disobedience was shown through the noble act Rosa Parks made, the brave acts of German citizens during the Holocaust, and the feminist Susan B.