Women had a tough time in the mid 1800’s; in Britain in Particular. They had hardly any rights, could only work certain jobs, and could not vote. Women should have had more right, or just as equal rights as men had. Men were sexist against women; they did not think women could achieve the standards men were held to. It mostly occurred in the lower class, but the lower class and upper class were victims al well. These women were not the wealthiest, but they also were not the poorest, they fell somewhere in between, or average. Although women had very little rights, they fought for the rights they wanted and some would not stop until they earned them. Out of all rights, woman most wanted suffrage, or the right to vote. In my opinion, women should have always had the right to vote. Millicent Fawcett led a movement known as The National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (Lewis, pg. 1). She led this movement to get woman what they all wanted, voting rights. Once argued “Political power in many large cities would chiefly be in the hands of young, ill-educated, giddy, and often ill-conducted girls” (Rylands, pg. 1). These statements later led to a former suffragist, Emmeline Pankhurst create a social and political union. She was a huge impact on what gave women the right to vote. She was part of many movements that led to women’s suffrage. Later the nineteenth amendment was passed on August 18th, 1920 granting all women the right to vote (Cornell University, Pg. 2). Voting is an important right. It is important because all humans should have a say in something that will later be important to his or her city or community. To have it a person has to be responsible and take things seriously. Women were looked at differently once they wer... ... middle of paper ... ... the way they were it is not fair. It is not like they did anything. It was just decided and that was that. It took much longer to get rights than it was to establish that women should not have rights. Women like Lucy Stone and Susan B. Anthony are really inspiring women for standing up and fighting for what they believe in. Look what ended up happening because of these important people. There was an amendment passed for women to vote, we can work mostly wherever we want, there is no segregation between man and woman. Women don’t only work in the house and clean and take car of the children, if so it is their choice. They are making their own money now, living on their own property. This is what should have happened long before when it did, but hey I’m glad it did. I don’t know where we would be without the important women who impacted the way women live today.
Today, women and men have equal rights, however not long ago men believed women were lower than them. During the late eighteenth century, men expected women to stay at home and raise children. Women were given very few opportunities to expand their education past high school because colleges and universities would not accept females. This was a loss for women everywhere because it took away positions of power for them. It was even frowned upon if a woman showed interest in medicine or law because that was a man 's place not a woman’s, just like it was a man 's duty to vote and not a woman 's. The road to women 's right was long and hard, but many women helped push the right to vote, the one that was at the front of that group was Susan B. Anthony.
Early in the history of the movement there was Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Starting with a relative handful of elitist, well-educated female activists, they declared that the right to vote was necessary to make men and women equal under the law and in every facet of daily life. Later, when alliance with other political and social reform movements was made necessary to further the goals of the movement, there was Jane Addams. The argument changed to one of the American woman needing the vote in order to better the daily lives of their families, their friends, and their society. But the goal was always the same: equality for men and women. Equality eventually symbolized by the right to vote.
On August 18, 1920 the nineteenth amendment was fully ratified. It was now legal for women to vote on Election Day in the United States. When Election Day came around in 1920 women across the nation filled the voting booths. They finally had a chance to vote for what they thought was best. Not only did they get the right to vote but they also got many other social and economic rights. They were more highly thought of. Some people may still have not agreed with this but they couldn’t do anything about it now. Now that they had the right to vote women did not rush into anything they took their time of the right they had.
Women in the nineteenth century lived in a time period where their lives were defined by gender. Men and women were always viewed differently in every aspect of their lives. At the beginning of the century, women were allowed just a few of the legal, social, or political rights that men were allowed to partake in that are now taken for granted. Women were not allowed to vote, sue someone or be sued, they could not vote, could not testify in a court case, they had limited control over personal property after they were married because their husbands took the roles of their fathers who used to have control of their property, and they rarely were granted custody over their children in the rare cases of divorce. Women were
Why isn’t that women have a say in anything, why aren’t they able to voice their opinions and vote for what they want as well? Women can do everything a man can do and even though a male is physically stronger than a female, a women makes up for that with her intelligence and ideas. A woman’s perspective on politics can shed a whole new light on government and politics. She can think of something a man would have never thought of in a million years. Afterall, a woman knows best! It was proven that women actual brought on more positive changes, rather than negative ones. The four states that had granted women’s suffrage in the 1900s, was proven to be the best decision that was ever made. Although some may have not wanted the right to vote, it was better for the future of all women to unite on women’s suffrage because in the end females finally got the equality that they
After reading Francis Parkman's article, "Women Are Unfit to Vote", I found myself both offended and annoyed. His arguments were not only shaky, but they were also illogical. He states that the family has been the political unit; consequently, the head of the family should be the political representative. He goes on by stating that women have shared imperfectly in the traditions and not in the practice of self-government. Lastly, he suggests women might vote that men should go off and fight in war. Not only are these statements wrong, but they are very much so offensive. Women are humans, too, and they should be treated how a man is treated. We are, after all, of an equal race, so why do we women not get the right to vote? In my opinion,this question cannot be answered logically. Many reasons can contradict Parkman's statements included in his article, and I plan to do so.
In August 18, 1920, the U.S. Constitution Granted U.S. women a right. That was the right of vote. In American history women had no right to vote or be part of government. They were born to be at home and do the house choir and motherhood. They had no right to educate or go out, thus the 19th amendment was approved that gave the women the right to vote (Matthew, 2017). Having the right of votes for women was not easy. It was given to them after years of fighting and struggling, after fighting and protesting so long for their rights they were finally victorious. Women in America were finally given their rights. One of the most important freedom given to women in 19th amendment is their rights. This essay will investigate how women were given the right to be equality, the right to vote and be part of government, and also, how this amendment affected the lives of women.
Women were only second-class citizens. They were supposed to stay home cook, clean, achieve motherhood and please their husbands. The constitution did not allow women to vote until the 19th amendment in 1971 due to gender discrimination. Deeper in the chapter it discusses the glass ceiling. Women by law have equal opportunities, but most business owners, which are men, will not even take them serious. Women also encounter sexual harassment and some men expect them to do certain things in order for them to succeed in that particular workplace. The society did not allow women to pursue a real education or get a real job. Women have always been the submissive person by default, and men have always been the stronger one, and the protector. Since the dawn of time, the world has seen a woman as a trophy for a man’s arm and a sexual desire for a man’s
The quest for women’s rights is has been an ongoing quest for a long amount of time. Women have slowly gained rights over time and even if it was a small right it was considered a big victory. Queen Victoria didn’t really care about women’s rights because she had everything she wanted. The greatest victory was women gaining the right to vote because it was just so unheard of at the time. However after proving themselves multiple times they have gained rights and even an amendment. Women have been around just as long as men have and clearly have worked just has hard, but in different ways. Weather it was working hard in a factoring making things for the war or just being a figure of inspiration to both men and women, women have never backed down because they knew with time and effort they would soon get what they were after: equality.
Men basically controlled the ability of women's rights, such as voting, wages, and labor laws, also the way they behave, but the drastic changes women implemented for themselves and the rights they gained is even more amazing. Treating women the same as men is what is right. The power hasn't been equally distributed yet, but it's better for one sex to have all the power instead of evenly spreading it around. The future women who are able to become doctors, lawyers, and astronauts can now stand back and look behind them admiring the bravery of the women who fought for what was rightfully theirs in the first place, and for the bravery of the men to do the right thing by advocating women to have equal rights.
In the 1800s women’s rights were non-existent, their only reason for being was to, mother a child, help out with the church, and take care of the home life. Women were viewed as a piece of their husband’s property, they had no say in the financial decisions, voting, and they were not allowed to own property (Women In The 1800’S). Even if the husband were to pass away all of his property would go to the next male on his side of the
In the past and present there has been discrimination between men and women based around many different rights including the right to vote. There were many suffrage groups, but The National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies, The Women’s Suffrage and Political Union, and The National American Women’s Suffrage Association helped turn women’s suffrage around the most. In the U.S two major events that occurred were turning points for World Suffrage, not just in the U.S but other countries too. New Zealand was the first country to grant women equal rights as men, motivating women around the world to start fighting, where it then changed forever starting in Europe and the United States.
Even though women are still not getting treated equally to men, when you compare back then to now you can see a difference. Mostly everyone today believes that women should be able to vote. One of the reasons that men didn’t want women to vote back then was because they thought they would stop getting married and having kids. But if you look at today you can see that it’s absolutely not true. Even with voting rights, women are still getting married and having kids and no one has to worry about the human race dying
Why can women not have the same rights men do? Women have come a long way in equal rights but in the 1800’s women did not have the same rights as men. Women were almost considered “second-class” compared to men. Women could not own land, vote, or even have custody of their children in a divorce (Goff). Even in the 19th Century there were women who knew that women could do the same things as men, but men thought then, and even some today, think that women are just not capable. Women just want to be seen as equal to the men. Women, or groups of women, had to fight for what they believed in in order to get the rights they wanted and deserved. Strong women fought for equality between men and women through the right to vote.
The idea of womanhood in the time period between the American Revolution and the civil war greatly influenced the lives of women. Women were often thought of as servants or slaves , women had few to no rights. As a result of having no rights, they were often not able to vote because they weren't considered civilians. By the Civil War women suffrage began to to happen in western states, thanks to the start of the reform movement. Still there was a long way to go before national women’s suffrage .