From 1815 to 1850, many issues occurred including the racial prejudice of African Americans and unfairness towards women. Starting at the beginning of this time period, African Americans were either born into, or later sold into slavery. On the other hand, women were treated unfairly because they had much less rights than men had. For example, women were deprived of their natural rights and were unable to vote, work in the fields, or own property. The U.S. did not fulfill the ideals of the Declaration of Independence for all people by 1850 because, slavery was still going on and women's rights were not fully accepted into the society.
During the 1800s, the Reform Movements caused an uproar in the community. It’s the time when the leaders felt like they needed to change the way society works, and are desperate to take actions upon the problems they saw. The leaders knew right away that they needed to fix_ this issue immediately. Women’s rights and slavery were the issues that movement leaders were most concerned about. At the time, women and men had different roles in the Middle Class.
Civil War or Gilded Age: which era saw more change for women? Explain. “The Civil War afforded an opportunity to many women from the South to get involved in the public life.” (188). Women were extremely patriotic and supportive of the cause of their husbands who left to fight in The Civil War.
The context of the changing roles of women between the periods of 1890-1920 and 1960-1980 are voting rights and equal pay in the workplace. Women's roles have changed a lot over the many years women have gone from being housewives to working in the factories. The roles of women changed from 1890-1920 to 1960-1980 and one of the big changes from 1890 to 1980 is women's voting rights because women couldn't vote in 1890 but they could in 1980. Another one is women in the workforce because in 1890 women were expected to provide for their homes and not work but by 1980 most women worked.
During the late 1800s, women made it clear that they wanted their equal rights. Women had no power compared to what men had. If women started looking like they had power, it was said that they started to look more masculine. Women began to fight back and attempt to reform the government. In this political cartoon, the artist shows his view of life before and after women were able to vote.
During the 1930’s women were not being treat equal in society. The men of this era had control over the women and they treated them with no respect. In addition, they had to take lower paying rate than men. “Also, they had to work longer hours. Even though, women had to take a pay cut, they were still able to find a job.
Women's rights during the 1920's progressed in a cultural and economical way. In the this time period 25% of women were unemployed. Women had office jobs and jobs as telephone operators. There wasn't anymore bias towards women who were married with families or black women.
The 1800s marked a period in history when women and enslaved people in the United States experienced a great disparity in rights, privileges, and opportunities compared to their white, male counterparts. According to historical records, women and enslaved people were often subjected to harsh treatment and discrimination, indicating a largely negative experience in the 1800s. Women were often confined to domestic roles and were not allowed to pursue education or careers, Enslaved People were treated as property and were forced to work in grueling conditions without any pay, and both were subjected to physical and emotional abuse that was considered legal and had little to no rights especially when it came to voting. In addition, The government
In the 1800s-1850s numerous groups and individuals had to fight for equality under the oppression of the government and their fellow Americans. The brutality of slavery began to spread throughout these years and the escape of slaves from the south to the north that brought along their stories showcased the brutality of slavery. This made the northerners start to oppose slavery harder and abolitionists began to speak out. Women were another group affected by the oppression of the government and the system. Seen as lower than men, women had many restrictions on what they could do in life.
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, women began to move to big cities by themselves, like Chicago, in order to find jobs. This was because they had gained independence, but that meant that they were going to be on their own for the first time. Women were naive and unaware to certain aspects of the world because they had never experienced freedom like this before. Their lack of knowledge about being on their own is one of the reasons why they were so susceptible to Dr. H.H. Holmes. The women were weak and vulnerable, many of them taking jobs where they worked for men.
Lucky for the youngest generations alive today, they have grown and matured in an age of equality that was unimaginable a century ago. Though there is always progress to be made, it is undeniable the revolutionary social and political changes that have been made in American life since its beginning. While a woman nearly won the presidency in the previous presidential election, one hundred years ago, a woman could not even vote. But thanks to the brave women in the nineteenth and twentieth century, women are now allotted to not only vote for the president, but so much more that came after. Most people know women’s suffrage was a more recent event, but the work that led up to the amendment is anything
“The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex” The 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution was passed in 1920. This granted all women the right to vote. This was a monumental achievement in women's rights. After fighting for this right for decades, this became a turning point in American history. This benefited their ability to vote and numerous opportunities in all areas of society.
Women in the United States have been the subject of inequality for centuries. Since the country’s inception, have faced unjust social and economic discrimination, a lack of voting rights, limited educational opportunities, forced traditional gender roles, and the inability to own property. In the 1800s, women in the North began to reject traditional gender roles and saw their quest for equality like that of enslaved people, who were shackled and controlled by white men. Many abolitionist women began to challenge the male-dominated society they lived in by taking direct action by advocating for women's rights, and this fight for equality would eventually lead to massive reform in women’s rights and change American history for the better.
A historian by the name of Ed Ayers once said “The exploitative natures of women’s work throughout history has been enormous.” I believe that this statement is true because after looking at history it shows that there were so many things that they had to overcome to get to the rights that they have today. Women during the 1700’s and 1800’s were challenged with expressing themselves in a social system that refused to grant women the right to express their views. Many events during these centuries which included things such as social and political movements that increased attention to women's issues like education reform. By the end of the 1800’s women were finally able to speak out against the injustices aimed at them.
Throughout history discrimination has had a negative impact on people and has cause certain groups of people to suffer. Discrimination can be against people of different race, religion, gender and sexuality and in the late 1800’s women were one of the groups that were discriminated. Women had to fight hard to obtain the rights they now have in the 21st century and many of the women who fought for equal rights didn’t get to experience those rights since laws in their favor weren’t passed until years and years of fighting. In the late 1800’s American women were discriminated because they were not granted the same rights as men in the workforce, women had to be obedient to their husbands in their marriage and society had certain norms that women
