The Feminist Movement

This allowed many women to get more freedom and has equal rights. The struggle started by Susan Anthony and Elizabeth Cady became a huge success. It was the movement that aimed at treating women equally with men. Today, women are serving the nation’s critical political positions. They are playing a major role in taking the nation forward.

Despite her protests, feminist leaders addressed the legislature and argued in support of the ERA, and was approved by The House in 1970 then in 1972 by the Senate also. The amendment was ratified by thirty of the thirty-eight states by 1973 (Ushistory.org

The second movement mainly focused on gender equality such as voting rights, reproductive rights and political rights. Due to the feminism wave, women earned respect world wide by standing up to achieve legal rights and equality to men. Therefore, the second wave of feminism that took place in the United States during the 1960s helped bring equality for women in the areas of education, work and pay, reduced violence against women, and helped gain rights in their reproductive and political lives. To begin with, the second wave of feminism helped being equality to women in the areas of education, work and pay. Women’s education level has increased dramatically over the last few decades.

Voting for a Change “The history of the past is but one long struggle upward to equality,” this was stated by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, a very crucial women’s suffragist. Over time, women’s history has evolved due to the fact that women were pushing for equal rights. Women were treated as less than men. They had little to no rights. The Women’s Rights Movement in the 1800’s lead up to the change in women’s rights today.

Instead, it seems they are looking for superiority. Modern-day feminists in America do not see how well women are doing today, and they instead fight for justice for their victimhood that they still see themselves in. They also fight against the prominent wage gap claiming that women are being discriminated against in work place. Modern-day feminism is no longer about equality but more about superiority. Today, many feminists go around stating there isn’t a need for men, women can survive on their own, and that women are better than men.

The focus of The Women’s Liberation Movement was idealized off The Civil Rights Movement; it was founded on the elimination of discriminary practices and sexist attitudes (Freeman, 1995). Although by the 1960s women were responsible for one-third of the work force, despite the propaganda surrounding the movement women were still urged to “go back home.” However the movement continued to burn on, and was redeveloping a new attitude by the 1970s. The movement was headed by a new generation that was younger and more educated in politics and social actions. These young women not only challenged the gender role expectations, but drove the feminist agenda that pursued to free women from oppression and male authority and redistribute power and social good among the sexes (Baumgardner and Richards, 2000). In just a few decades The Women’s Liberation Movement has changed typical gender roles that once were never challenged or questioned.

The war of gender equality has been in existence throughout history and it is only until recently that it is being taken seriously. It was not until the 19th and 20th centuries that women have pushed to make their rights on the same level as men. Through the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities, Feminism was formed around this time and those involved with it have changed history since they first started. Feminism has been through three waves, each with their own set of goals and ideas they had wished to accomplish throughout those times. In spite of this, there are those who oppose their views and feel as if the feminists have accomplished nothing.

She founded the American Birth Control League, which eventually becomes Planned Parenthood in the 1940s. Sangers way of thinking was often looked down on, however, many applauded her for her steps in the right direction. Sanger explains in her document, The Need for Birth Control, “ Birth Control is a necessity for today because it places in our hands a new implement ... ... middle of paper ... ...Women’s Movement. The Modern Women’s Movement brought about the need for change in the political and social status of women. There has been so much progress in the liberation of women.

The 19th Amendment states that “the right of citizen of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.” Women’s suffrage leads to the build up of the 19th Amendment. Women were getting tired of not having the same rights as men, so they wanted to make a move to change this. Women got so tired of staying at home while the men worked. Women wanted to get an education. So they fought for their freedom.

Women’s suffrage is the movement for women to obtain the right to vote. Alice Paul played a substantial role in this movement. She was involved in British suffrage, which helped her work towards American gender equality. Her campaign for suffrage was very forward in its militant methods. Even though Alice Paul didn’t support all women's rights, just legal ones, her impact on women’s suffrage was notable because of the organizations she founded, and her pushing for the 19th amendment to be passed(Hartmann).