Goals Of The Women's Rights Movement

Gender, race, and mental ability have been discriminated throughout history. Women didn’t always have the rights they have today. The women rights movement mainly started in 1960 because of the way they were treated. (1) Black people used to be segregated and children couldn’t even have the same educational opportunities as whites. People with mental disorders also used to be segregated and they had to go to institutions. (3) Human rights and racial equality have evolved a lot over time, women finally have almost the same rights as men, black people are equal to white people, and people with mental disorders are seen as people.
Even though there is still a long way to go like enforcing equal pay and equal standards, women’s rights have come along way. The first rally dedicated to this movement was in 1848. (2) Before the goals of women’s rights movement were met, women were not allowed to vote or work.
Black people used to be known as property and they were slaves. They were not allowed to vote, segregation was in effect, and they couldn’t get the same educational opportunities. Slaves came to America, in 1619. “Some historians have estimated that 6 to 7 million slaves were imported the New World during the 18th century alone…” (4) There was also segregation, which were part of the Jim Crow laws. “Persons of color” were required to be separated from whites in railroad cars and depots, hotels, theaters, restaurants, barber shops and other establishments.” (4) These series of events lead to the supreme court case “Plessy v. Ferguson” where the government established the “separate but equal” code of conduct. It allowed for equal recognition of all races but still allowed for people to be segregated based on race. Another very important court case for Black Rights was the case, “Brown v Board of Education.” This was a court case where the supreme court ruled against itself and desegregated