This document stood out to me as well because once again is a female's opinions and thought and this one particularly is about equality on the sexes and till somewhat recently that was never in the equation. Judith Sargent Murray stands up for women's rights and I find that fascinating reading about how women are equal and how strong she sounds standing up for what is right. “Another instance of our creative powers, is our talent for slander; how ingenious are we at inventive scandal? what a formidable story can we moment fabricate from the force if prolifick imagination? How many reputations, in the fertile brain of a female, have been utterly despoiled?…
This article spoke to me not only because I'm a woman, but because it seems that people are finally giving credit where credit is due. I feel like women deserves to be recognize more aroung the world. We do so much more than we're credited for. Throughout American history, you read about what those women did for America. Without a lot of them, we wouldn't be where we're at today. As Mr Lew mentioned. "I said we were going to listen, we really listen." I'm beyond happy that they're ready to listen to women.…
In the beginning, Hillary Clinton starts her speech with achievement that women have been achieving which leads everyone to feel proud of today’s world’s women. However, she clearly highlights all the terrible things that women have to deal with, such as rape, burning, abortion, honor killings etc. One of the examples she gave was girls being abused and tortured because they are born as girls. “It is a violation of human rights when babies are denied food, or drowned, or suffocated, or their spines broken, simply because they are born girls.” She painted the picture the way her audience would feel sympathy towards these women who have become victims of these kind of violence. The audience would realize that these women weren’t allowed to have…
Judith Sargent Stevens Murray writes on the equality of men and women in 1790. Murray wrote this for the public and explains the difference between men and women and how women were degraded in 1790. Murray writes about how women were not allowed to accompany their husbands to certain places because they were not qualified enough and it made the feel inferior. A woman’s place was said to be in the kitchen or sewing. Murray is not bias in her writing but may be looked down on for speaking out against how women were treated at the time. Men may not have seen how women were treated inferiorly and seen the writing as a woman being out of line. Murray’s reason to be honest is to document how women were treated during her time. I believe that Murray’s piece is well written and goes into…
I have selected the Women’s rights reform because I admire the bravery of women who stood up for their equality and rights during the 19th century even though they were often abhorred on. During the 1800s, the position of women was legally and socially inferior to men.. They could not vote and own property if they are married. When the abolition and temperance movement arose in the 1830s, women saw this as a chance to get involved. Soon enough, Women reformers began to publicize not only for temperance and abolition, but also for women’s rights, saying that men and women are created equal and should be treated as such under the law. Eventually the three movements merged together. Not only did women benefited from this movement, but slaves as…
The first reason why this period was so essential to the equal rights of women was the fact that they now held many new political statuses. Political statuses changed for the better and is a main component for women's success during this period. For three reasons it was a main component women could form labor unions, political positions were available for the first time, and could volunteer for high end jobs for USOs or the Red Cross. Now many women flooded the workplace as men went off to go fight in the war. Women were always viewed as dainty and stupid. When women worked before the war they were viewed as minorities and were discriminated out labor unions. Now that women dominated the workplace, for the first time they were able to finally…
In her speech “On Woman’s Right to Vote”, Susan B. Anthony argues that women should get equal rights as men and have the ability to vote. She is mainly using logos in her argument as a form of reasoning to be persuasive. Logos is one of the most important techniques to use in a argument because you can persuade an audience by using logical reasoning, and Anthony understands this. She uses supporting facts to back up her claim. She states that, “this evening to prove to you that in thus voting, I not only committed no crime, but, instead, simply exercised my citizen's rights, guaranteed to me and all United States citizens by the National Constitution” (Anthony). Anthony asserts that the Constitution states all citizens of the United States have the right to vote. Therefore, this gives the equal and natural rights of all people a voice in the government, including women. By using logos throughout her speech she can appeal to the audience with logic and reason.…
In the 18th to 19th century, during the Industrial Revolution, gender equality rights were harsh making it difficult to work in the textile mills. Factories required Women and young children to take on the roles as mill workers to help the families to survive. While men were out in the fields working, women worked harder in the factories making much less than the men. Women worked longer days, starting from before sunrise to past sundown then most men. In addition, women worked in factories with dangerous machines, rats, and overall filthy working conditions. As a result, the female mill workers in America and England shared experiences of inequality due to the amount of money they made, the horrible conditions they had to work in, and their family life.…
As young adults mature, they are likely to become interested in government and representation. Questions regarding representation and equality will begin to form and answers will have to be given. It is important for an individual to be allowed to express their opinions and ideas when problems or issues may arise. However, there have always been groups of people who do not feel that they are being adequately represented, and women are one of them. Throughout history, women have experienced issues regarding having their voices and opinions being heard and truly acted upon. As American society continues to grow and develop, thing are beginning to become more apparent regarding the influence and ideas…
t was a long and difficult struggle for women to gain the right to vote in the United States. Equality between the sexes has been an issue for centuries, not just in modern times. A British author even wrote in 1792, "The Vindication of the Rights of Women" because she felt that women were not treated equally. The modern day struggle was kicked off though in 1848. This was the year of the first women's rights convention, which was held in Seneca Falls, New York. It was not until over 70 yeas later that women were finally given the right to vote when the 19th amendment was completely ratified in 1920.…
Large scale organizations like National Organization for Women work for women’s rights. NOW was founded in 1966 and have become the largest women’s advocacy groups in America. There are similar groups like NOW that include, the Ms. Foundation for Women and National Council of…
Women's Rights fall under so many different categories, we as woman have fought hard for our rights. Women’s rights are still violated today and this is a big issue, Actual or Perceived Sexual Identity, Violence against women in custody, Domestic violence…
Often in literature as in life, characters and people experience discrimination, racial injustice, educational inequalities, poverty, and pollution. Among these characters and people, some can become negativly affected. Among those who are negatively affected, there are always those who fearlessly stand up for their beliefs. Standing up for what someone believes requires extreme bravery. Throughout history many people worked to have their voices heard. Sojourner Truth, President Lyndon B. Johnson, and Shirley Chisholm used their voices to create change. Authors also used literature as a vehicle to create change through fictional characters’ voices and actions. - The level of bravery illustrated paved the way for change.…
Throughout most of history, women had fewer legal rights and career opportunities than men did. Women mostly had jobs as a seamstress or kept boarding houses, some of the women had the same jobs as men. For an example, according to “Women’s History in America” in 1890 a slim amount of the women were doctors, but 95% of doctors were men in the United States. Another example of what women were not allowed to do is vote, married women were not allowed to obtain property rights, if a couple happen to get a divorce woman had no parental rights, and women had to obey laws even though they had no say in the law in the first place. This is just a few of the many unequal things that happened to women. It is a turning point in women’s history…
I read “The Birthplace of Women’s Rights” by Howard Mansfield and “A Powerful Partnership” by Jean McLeod and Karen Gibson.…