The rights of women have expanded tremendously in the United States over the years. Women 's rights are a lot more flexible. They are allowed to be independent. While these new milestones are a big step forward for woman 's rights in the United States there are still things that need to be corrected. While in other countries women 's rights have not changed at all. There are women in some countries who are denied the right to go to school. They are also not considered equal to men. I will be comparing women 's rights within marriage as well as the justice system in the United States to those of women in other countries in the justice system as well as being married in the Middle East.
Marriage in the United States
" SECTION 1. The property, both real and personal, which any married woman now owns, as her sole and separate property; that which comes to her by descent, devise, bequest, gift or grant; that which she acquires by her trade, business, labor or services, carried on or performed on her sole or separate account; that which a woman married in this State owns at the time of her marriage, and the rents, issues and proceeds of all such property, shall, notwithstanding her marriage, be and remain her sole and separate property, and may be used, collected and invested by her in her own name, and shall not be subject to the interference or control of her husband, or liable for his debts, except such debts as may have been contracted for the support of herself or her children, by her as his agent. The Married Women 's Property Act 1882 (45 & 46 Vict. c.75) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that significantly altered English law regarding the property rights of married women, which besides other matters allow...
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...ed girls, in a written message that was smuggled out of the prison during a visit with her mother, wrote,None of the human rights organizations have visited us, and the prison administration did not sign off on a medical examination for us, following repeated attacks on us. They only conducted pregnancy tests." The women in these prisons are being attacked sexually, physically, and mentally. They are not getting any help from any doctors, they are being dehumanized. Yet the justice system which is supposed to protect them from these exact attacks is doing nothing. They are allowing these women to be attacked and not punishing the people who are supposed to keep them safe while they are serving their sentences. Instead of helping the women the justice system is blatantly ignoring the infections and injuries that are deadly that the women sustained from the attacks.
Women have had it rough throughout history. Their declining position in the world started during the Neolithic revolution, into Rome, and past the Renaissance. However, at the turn of the twentieth century, women began advocating for equality no matter their governmental situation. This promotion of women's rights is evident in communist nations during the twentieth century and their fight against hundreds of years of discrimination. It can be seen that women were brainwashed into believing that their rights were equal with the male population through the use of propaganda, yet this need for liberation continued despite government inadequacy at providing these simple rights. Women in communist countries struggled for rights in the twentieth
...e Henry could gain his divorce from his first wife, Catherine of Argon. This move formed a large and influential religion in England which is still present to this day. At the time though, an effect of this was the death of thousands of men and women who refused to convert to the Church of England, it is estimated that 72,000 people were executed during Henry VIII reign for their refusal to convert (Heal, 2009)
For as long as anyone could remember, the vast majority women quietly accepted the fact that they were their husband’s property and had little to no rights, while merely performing their duty as housewives. However, in 1848, things started to change.
Once a woman is married, she is considered to be unified with her husband. In William Blackstone’s Commentaries on the Laws of England, it states that “Upon this principle, of a union of person in husband and wife, depends almost all the legal rights, duties, and disabilities, that either of them acquire by the marriage.” This is saying that once a man and woman get married, they are unified by law and all of their rights are given to the husband. In the late 18th century, Abigail Adams, John Adams wife, sends a letter asking her husband to fight for women’s rights. She believed that men shouldn’t be given unlimited power over their wives; furthermore, she argues that women will start to fight back about “any laws in which [they] have no voice or representation” (Document 10). Abigail is asking John to fight for what the colonists were fighting for during the American Revolution. Although the colonists were fighting for fair representation, John Adams immediately shuts Abigail down saying, “we know better than to repeal our masculine systems” (Document 11). John Adams shutting down Abigail’s requests shows that the men controlled the political advancements in society and they were not planning to get rid of any of that power. Therefore, the women in this nation were stripped of their abilities to have a political
In 1517, Martin Luther nailed a scroll known as the Ninety-five Theses onto the Catholic church. This list criticized many concepts of the Catholic church. For example, Martin Luther attacked the sale of indulgences, amount of power held by the Pope, and wealth of the church. Ultimately, the church was outraged and excommunicated Luther. This started a rebellion and a revolution. Luther’s goal was not to tear the church apart, but to try and reform the corrupt areas. “Luther did not intend to form a new religion; his struggle had been with Rome. Before he could build, he had to tear down- his religion was one of protest.” After being excommunicated, Luther created his own religion called Lutheranism. Lutheranism relates closely to the Catholic
His child Edward VI, now the second Protestant ruler of England would bite the dust at age fifteen, and after a concise power battle, Mary Tudor, Henry's girl by Catherine of Aragon would expect the royal position. Being a staunch Roman Catholic, Mary accommodated England with Rome. She at that point worked through Parliament the section of a few "Marian Religious Acts" that viably reestablished Catholicism in England and restore a few "Blasphemy Acts". Ruler Mary at that point started a progression of mistreatments that would last about four years and see the execution of many driving Protestants, a few hundred being singed at the stake. She would in the long run be known as "Tomato juice and vodka" among English
Mary Tudor had a mostly normal life for a princess growing up in England. She grew up knowing she was going to be the next heir of the throne, after her father. In 1533 her father dissolved his marriage with Catherine and she soon died three years later by natural causes in 1536. Mary was only seventeen years old when she was stripped of her title of princess and she was forced to renounce her Catholic faith. She still practiced her religion secretly without anyone knowing. When Henry VIII died in 1547, Edward VI came to power. He was Henry’s second wife, Jane Seymour’s child. He was nine when he came
The French Revolution was a period of time in which France underwent many changes, many which could be considered revolutionary. France’s whole system and way of being was completely changed. New ideas were proposed everyday. An idea is revolutionary when it is a new idea, when it is something that has never been thought of before. The Declaration of the Rights of Women written by Olympe de Gouges on September 1791, was one of the ideas proposed to the National Assembly (Hunt, Web 1). The document proposed that since the French Revolution was all about finding equality for all people, women should be equal to men and therefore, should have the same rights as men did. Women at the time live in terrible conditions. They had little access to education, and therefore could not enter professional occupations that required advanced education, were legally deprived of the right to vote, and were not considered citizens (Class Discussion Notes). If equal rights were not given to women, the French Revolution had not reached its full potential, according to Gouges. She expressed this idea in her document, saying, “This revolution will only take effect when all women become fully aware of their deplorable condition, and of the rights they have lost in society” (Gouges, Web). Anyone that questioned the Revolution was immediately put to death (Class Discussion Notes). If Gouges’ document and ideas were important enough to catch the attention of the National Assembly and for her to be put to death, her ideas could be considered important and revolutionary (Britannica, Web 1) But, the document was not revolutionary. The Declaration of the Rights of Women was not a revolutionary document because its ideas were taken from other people and were no...
Henry was a strong and ruthless ruler, forcing changes to the Church-State relationship which excluded the Catholic papacy and strengthened England’s political position while acquiring wealth (Carley, James). The Church of England granted King Henry the annulment he requested from Catherine, which allowed him to marry Anne Boleyn, his second wife. Anne and Henry produced a daughter Elizabeth, however, Anne was unable to produce a male heir. To get out of his marriage to Anne, Henry contrived an elaborate story of adultery and incest which ended in an annulment of their marriage. King Henry ultimately had Anne arrested and beheaded (Kybett M.). Within a day of Anne’s execution King Henry VIII married his third wife Jane Seymour. Jane was able to give Henry a son, Edward (1537), however she died in childbirth, Henry was devastated (Green, Robert). King Henry called his advisor Cromwell to find him a new wife. King Henry’s fourth marriage was to Anne of Cleves, and it was a disaster. Anne was chosen for Henry to solidify the alliance between England and Germany. They quickly divorced after a few months and Henry blamed Cromwell for the mismatched relationship (Jokinen, Anniina). Within weeks Henry married his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, 30 years his junior. This marriage was very short lived, Catherine had multiple relationships with courtiers and King Henry had her
The thought of women having equal rights has caused major controversy throughout American History. Women have fought for their rights for many years, wanting to be more than a wife or a maid. Women’s Rights Movement was an effort by many women around the U.S standing up for themselves. Feminists like Charlotte Perkins Gilman had a big impact on the movement by writing stories and articles, she spread awareness by writing these. Throughout this Movement women got the right to vote, and many more opportunities they were not offered before.
Many women have contributed to supporting women 's rights, leaving their mark on history. Four women will be discussed, describing their work and events that incorporate the campaign that each woman supported or lead.
“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. This movement began in 1848 with the Seneca Falls Convention. For the next 72 years, women continually fought for equal rights. In 1920, they gained the right to vote which ended the movement and opened the opportunity for more change in women’s lives. Because of the Women’s Rights Movement, women today are able to vote, receive
Mary Tudor was born on February 18, 1516 at the Palace of Placentia in Greenwich, England. She was the only child of King Henry VIII and his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, to survive through childhood. She was baptized as a Catholic shortly after her birth in 1525. Henry sent his daughter to live on the border of Wales. When Mary was two and a half years old, her dad had her life planned out for her, like who she was going marry and where she was going live (Queen Bloody). Mary’s father divorced her mother when she was little. When they divorced, it separated Mary from her mother. Her father then got married to Anne Boleyn. This placed the princess outside the succession to the throne. Mary now became Anne’s servant. In 1536, Henry had Anne Boleyn beheaded and married his third wife, Jane Seymour, who insisted that the king make amends with his daughters.
Soon that year, the new holy Roman ruler, Charles V, invited Luther to a diet at the city of Worms. The word Diet or gathering of German rulers, originates from a middle English word meaning"a day for a meeting". This was all the more known as"The Diet of The Worms". Luther went prepared to support and protect his ideas. Rather Charles V essentially asks him to take his ideas back, again. Not long after the Diet of the worms Charles V named Luther a criminal, making it a felony for anyone in Germany to give him sustenance. Still, There were many supporters of Luther knowing he was a good person. They acknowledged his ideas, and taking over his lead denied the power of the pope.(Ellis and Esler
Since women have fought for a long time and proven their importance in society, they deserve the same rights as men. Before women can prove they too deserve the same rights as men, they must first put to rest the myths and beliefs of their status in this country. This myth of the female status in the United States, and in most other places in the world, has always been the same. It is the belief that women should be in the kitchen, taking care of the kids, and the house, amongst other beliefs. However, in today's society, this is considered ludicrous.