Feminism is a misunderstood concept in today’s society. Many people believe that feminism is for woman supremacy; however, the real concept represents absolute human equality. Although America has been an independent country for 239 years now, various groups of people are still fighting the war of equality within our nation in hopes of freedom from prejudice based on race, gender, sexual orientation, and age. Due to many modernized feminist groups, the term ‘feminism’ has almost developed a negative connotation in today’s society and a multitude of people have forgotten the roots of feminism and all it stood for. Women have been fighting for the same rights as men since the beginning of time; however, their efforts were silenced until an empowered generation of women began to fight against societal beliefs that women were to be submissive under the fist of a man. These women paved the way for their generation and many future generations of powerful women to come.
When the United States was founded, female citizens were denied basic rights relished by male citizens including owning property, having legal claim to any money earned, and the right to vote. Women circa the 1820’s were fighting against the “Cult of true womanhood” or the idea that a “true” woman was a submissive wife and mother who did not participate in
…show more content…
In 1890, the NWSA and the AWSA joined forces and centered their attention on amending the constitution in favor of the women of America. Their main mission would be to lobby for women’s voting rights state-by-state. By 1896 three states, Colorado, Utah, and Idaho, all adopted amendments into their state constitutions in which granted women the right to vote. By the turn of the 20th century, the women’s rights movement began to pick up momentum again despite the deaths of Susan B. Anthony in 1902 and Elizabeth Cady Stanton in