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Women's Rights In The 1920s

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Marilyn French, a feminist, once said, “Men seem unable to feel equal to women: they must be superior or they are inferior” (200). In the past, women were in many ways thought of as being inferior to men. Back then, the typical lifestyle among families was for women to stay at home while men worked. Women were thought of being so inferior that they were not allowed to vote but things began change in the twentieth century. It was a long process but women finally gained equal voting rights as men in 1920. Women didn’t begin to work until World War II because a large number of men were involved in the war so they couldn’t work. The number of working women has increased ever since. In today’s society, 57 percent of women work but there is a 21.4 percent wage gap. Women have come a long way in …show more content…

Angelina Jolie once said that “women are still treated as secondary issues. It is still too easy and accepted for leaders to ignore uncomfortable truths (World Summit). Women might be the first to be affected by something and they are the last to be taken into account when it ends. Women are treated as if the only thing they know how to do is take care of their home and children. Women are told that they can’t be independent, they need a man by there side. Women today own a house, have kids, they work, and pursue a career. Some women do it all by themselves, without a man by their house. Emmaline Pankhurst argued that, “...it is entirely and proper for men to fight for their liberties and their rights, but that it is not right and proper for women to fight for theirs” (Fanpop Inc.). The moment a woman speaks up for something unjust, society calls her weak and over emotional but it is okay for man to complain for whatever reason. Everything men do is justified but the moment a woman does something a man does, she is

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“I raise up my voice- not so I can shout but so that those without a voice can be heard…,” once said Malala Yousafzai. Women’s rights in the 1930s were a serious issue. Women had just received the right to vote, yet there was still many discriminatory actions towards women. This dramatic period in time took place during the Great Depression, which caused women’s rights to be overlooked.

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Our History Day topic is The Women’s Suffrage Movement in 1848 through 1920. We chose this topic because it fits the theme well and it is a deeply significant piece of history. It was ended because of the ratification of Nineteenth Amendment in 1920. Despite not knowing much about the suffrage in the beginning, both of us were interested in the topic. We decided on creating a website together, and began gathering resources.

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Women were able to join the workforce since there was an increased need for workers while most men were out fighting in war. In a photograph in Washington in 1919 we can see women lined up with working attire as they work on the construction of a ship. (Doc. 3A) This is significant because we see that they are able to contribute and work, demonstrating a shift in what their roles were considered to be. The idea that women were meant to be nothing more than housewives were discarded after the increased need for workers.

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Women’s Suffrage Women. strong , independent, empowered, intelligent. These are just a few of the qualities women have today and had back in the 1920’s. Men refused to acknowledge these attributes and stopped women from achieving anything besides cleaning, cooking, taking care of the children, and sewing. Women had to stick up for themselves when no one else would listen.

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The definition of suffrage is the right to vote in political elections. Women’s suffrage was an issue that lasted from the mid 1800s to the early 1900s. All women wanted was a voice in politics. Eventually the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified and it was one of the greatest turning points in history for all of the women who fought for their right to vote. Before, they did not have any representation for themselves except their fathers and husbands until finally in 1920 when the amendment was passed.

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When The Declaration of Independence was ratified in 1776, it declared that “all men are created equal”, but it did not mention anything about women. That is why on July 1848, The Declaration of Sentiments was initiated as headstrong movement of women protesting for better rights. In the process of this powerful movement, the women were on a mission to correct The Declaration of Independence by listing out the many ways of how women do not have equal rights as men and demanded equality with men before the law, in education, and in employment. Unfortunately, even though society has evolved over time, men and women are still treated unfairly. The difference in social expectation between men and women is astounding.

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Men have given the media this unrealistic image that women cannot fend for themselves, cannot do hard jobs, or cannot get as far in life as a man. Even in jobs, though a woman and a man may be in the same position, women “earn just 74 cents for every $1 a man earns” (CNNMoney). This is truly unfair, yet men today still say that women are “equal,” though it is obviously false. Women today, though they have more rights than in the 1800’s, are still not in the place we need to be in ranking with men. Women are still abused, sexually harassed and mistreated more than men because of their sex.

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The 1920’s is the most live time in U.S. History. From the movements towards women rights to Prohibition, this decade was fruitful and dancing with joy and fear. The gladness arrived from the start of the exponential explosion of the country’s economy, where the wealth of the land doubled and people could go from shoddy farms to millionaires. Following suit was the movements of women rights and their ability to vote. With every smile there is a tear to follow.

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In the 1920’s, women’s rights took a big turn. Women got their voting right in 1919 by the 19th Amendment, it changed everyone’s life afterward. Women were now recognized pretty much as equals. There were always men who didn’t agree but for the most part, everyone did. In the Roaring 20s, people called women, “New Women” due to some of the things that women did after they got their voting right.

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With the Revolutionary War raging and sentiments for independence accelerating, our key colonial figures took it upon themselves to make a pellucid, ideological, and an unprecedented declaration of independence from the tyrannical Great Britain. Though this ensured our freedom and liberty from a foreign despot, our Founding Fathers mistakenly forgot to extend those liberties to the one group that guarantees their existence: women. Due to this disservice, women spent over one-hundred years fighting for their right to participate in the policy-making of the United States. However, despite the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920, women continued to be discriminated against, further preventing them from becoming politically engaged. Retrospectively,

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In the early 1900’s women didn’t have many rights. It was always the men who went to work/school. The role for women was to stay in the house, go grocery shopping, watch the kids and make dinner for the husband when he gets home. Women didn’t have the right to vote. Only the white men were allowed to vote.

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In 1920, women gained equal rights after a lot of protesting; 95 years later, same-sex marriage became legal in a fairly similar manner. Just like women, gays still do not have the same equality as the rest of society. After 95 years some women still receive less of a pay then men with the same position or title , and women still are belittled with derogatory sayings quotes and comments such as “women can’t drive.” Although the fight for equal women’s right will still live on until everything is equal, the comments will most likely will never stop. Gays as well are not fully accepted.

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Women face getting treated differently, lower paying positions, the opinions of men, and the idea that because they are women they are not capable of the same kind of work men are capable of. The more people that support the different movements for women’s rights the better chance of this issue becoming more well known. Although some may know the struggle women go through to be compared as equally to men, there is still room for more to learn about this issue. Just because women were brought on earth to make more lives does not mean they are weaker and should have to go through this everyday of their

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