How The Women's Right Movement Changed Our Society
A moment in history that changed our society to what it is today was The Women's Right Movement, which began in 1848. At the time the U.S. was founded, it's female citizens didn't have many rights, especially compared to what the men had at the time. No women had the right to vote, married women couldn’t own property and had no legal claim to any money, even if they earned it. Women were also expected to focus on housework and motherhood, not politics or jobs.
One of the biggest rights women wanted and had to fight for was the right to vote, which men already had. We wanted our voices to be heard, to have our own opinion on things and we finally won that August 18th, 1920 when the 19th amendment was created in the constitution.In 1869, Stanton and Anthony formed the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) with their eyes on a federal constitutional amendment that would grant women the right to vote. Wyoming entered the Union as the first state to grant women full voting rights. The next eight states to grant full suffrage to women were all western states, Colorado (1893); Utah and Idaho (1896); Washington (1910); California (1911); and Oregon, Kansas, and Arizona (1912). …show more content…
The Married Women’s Property Act was one of the landmark acts for women in the US, it provided for more privileges than ever before.
The act was passed in 1848 in New York. It was copied in other states. Led by Elizabeth Stanton, Paulina Davis and Ernestine Rose, it was hailed as a triumph for females in America. In 1860 the law was expanded even more. This act is regarded as one of the most significant in the history of women’s property rights. In history, a woman's property has often, but not always, been under the control of her father or, if she was married, her
husband.
Jobs now are hard enough to get, but for women back then, they didn't have much to choose from. Men felt women didn't belong in the workplace, rather at home to cook, clean and take care of the children. Women today now have the right to work in the same place as men, that includes fighting in our military. Even to this day, men and women don't get paid the same amount for doing the same job. In America, the only career women get paid more than men is in modeling. For every dollar a man makes, a woman only makes 78 cents.
As you can see, times have changed and so have many laws and rights. Over the years, women gained the right to vote, able to own property and money & work anywhere we want. Even though some things still aren't equal between males and females, women will still fight until we are all treated equal.
One of the biggest rights women wanted and had to fight for was the right to vote, which men already had. We wanted our voices to be heard, to have our own opinion on things and we finally won that August 18th, 1920 when the 19th amendment was created in the constitution.In 1869, Stanton and Anthony formed the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) with their eyes on a federal constitutional amendment that would grant women the right to vote. Wyoming entered the Union as the first state to grant women full voting rights. The next eight states to grant full suffrage to women were all western states, Colorado (1893); Utah and Idaho (1896); Washington (1910); California (1911); and Oregon, Kansas, and Arizona (1912). …show more content…
The Married Women’s Property Act was one of the landmark acts for women in the US, it provided for more privileges than ever before.
The act was passed in 1848 in New York. It was copied in other states. Led by Elizabeth Stanton, Paulina Davis and Ernestine Rose, it was hailed as a triumph for females in America. In 1860 the law was expanded even more. This act is regarded as one of the most significant in the history of women’s property rights. In history, a woman's property has often, but not always, been under the control of her father or, if she was married, her
husband.
Jobs now are hard enough to get, but for women back then, they didn't have much to choose from. Men felt women didn't belong in the workplace, rather at home to cook, clean and take care of the children. Women today now have the right to work in the same place as men, that includes fighting in our military. Even to this day, men and women don't get paid the same amount for doing the same job. In America, the only career women get paid more than men is in modeling. For every dollar a man makes, a woman only makes 78 cents.
As you can see, times have changed and so have many laws and rights. Over the years, women gained the right to vote, able to own property and money & work anywhere we want. Even though some things still aren't equal between males and females, women will still fight until we are all treated equal.