The changing roles of women since 1865
The changing roles of women since 1865
American History Since 1865
HIS204
January 20, 2014
The changing roles of women since 1865
During colonial America women’s roles were that of maintaining the household, birthing and minding the children, and a supportive role to the man of the house. This role changed little over time until 1848 when the women’s rights movement started at the Seneca Falls Convention. It was at the convention when Elizabeth Cady Stanton gave a Declaration of Sentiments; she demanded equal rights including the right to vote for women. “Signed by 68 women and 32 men, it was a powerful symbol and the beginning of a long struggle for legal, professional, educational, and voting rights.” (Bowles, 2011, Chapter 2) Even though women were treated as secondary citizens, starting with no rights to presently nothing holding women back and all freedoms granted, because women never gave up, they worked hard to prove their point, and they maintained strength and grace through the hard years. While there were many events that guided the path of women I will focus on a few in my opinion key events; from the Suffrage movement, to military women of World War 1 and World War 2, women entering the political realm, the push for equal pay for equal work, the women’s strike, and the 1973 case of Roe vs Wade.
“The disfranchisement of twelve millions of people, who are citizens of the United States, should command from us immediate action. Since the women of this country are unjustly deprived of a right… common justice requires that we should submit the proposition for a change in the fundamental law to the State legislatures, where the correction can be made.”(Jeydel, 2000) The above quote was taken from an excerpt from a report in the U.S. House of Representatives from January 13, 1890. It was the first and last quote from the majority report until 1918. In 1870 activist were angered that the 15th amendment did not include women. The NWSA or
American History Since 1865
HIS204
January 20, 2014
The changing roles of women since 1865
During colonial America women’s roles were that of maintaining the household, birthing and minding the children, and a supportive role to the man of the house. This role changed little over time until 1848 when the women’s rights movement started at the Seneca Falls Convention. It was at the convention when Elizabeth Cady Stanton gave a Declaration of Sentiments; she demanded equal rights including the right to vote for women. “Signed by 68 women and 32 men, it was a powerful symbol and the beginning of a long struggle for legal, professional, educational, and voting rights.” (Bowles, 2011, Chapter 2) Even though women were treated as secondary citizens, starting with no rights to presently nothing holding women back and all freedoms granted, because women never gave up, they worked hard to prove their point, and they maintained strength and grace through the hard years. While there were many events that guided the path of women I will focus on a few in my opinion key events; from the Suffrage movement, to military women of World War 1 and World War 2, women entering the political realm, the push for equal pay for equal work, the women’s strike, and the 1973 case of Roe vs Wade.
“The disfranchisement of twelve millions of people, who are citizens of the United States, should command from us immediate action. Since the women of this country are unjustly deprived of a right… common justice requires that we should submit the proposition for a change in the fundamental law to the State legislatures, where the correction can be made.”(Jeydel, 2000) The above quote was taken from an excerpt from a report in the U.S. House of Representatives from January 13, 1890. It was the first and last quote from the majority report until 1918. In 1870 activist were angered that the 15th amendment did not include women. The NWSA or
References: Bowles, M. D. (2011). American History 1865-Present End of Isolation. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education. Kennedy, J. F. (1963, June 10). Remarks Upon Signing the Equal Pay Act. [Audio file]. Retrieved from http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=9267 Linder, D