In the past centuries, women have been seen as nothing but objects for men, being treated like lesser than human at some points to just being the women who stays …show more content…
But after the women kept up their fight for the right to vote, the government decided to listen to them. It began in 1848 under the leadership of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, they lobbied Congress to pass a constitutional amendment to enfranchise women. But many politics did not listen because the majority of the politics were run by men and most men didn’t want women to have a say in the elections due to the fact that they were women and women were considered incapable of handling things like voting. There were 2 organizations, the National American Women’s Suffrage Association (NAWSA) which was under the leadership of Carrie Chapman Catt with millions of members in campaigns to enfranchise women. And the National Woman’s Party (NWP) which was under the leadership of Alice Paul, the NWP was a more militant group who took radical actions to get their voice out. Alice Paul was once imprisoned in solitaire and beaten for picketing a sign in front of the White House. In order to achieve change, women needed the right to vote so they could have a say on their future and how their country is run, because it’s not just men in the country, there’s women too. So, the National American Women’s Suffrage Association and National …show more content…
A philosophical expression relates to the study knowledge, reality and existence. Philosophical expressions focus on the secular beliefs found with a specific culture, this would include such things as social hierarchies, education and concepts of land ownership or child rearing. This includes perspective lenses like, individualism, patriarchalism, feminism, humanism and liberalism. Philosophical expression relates to Patriarchy causing the Women’s suffrage movement because it focuses on the reality of situations. The Women’s suffrage movement was a very large win for the women of the time period and it still affects the women of society today. Feminism is a large part of society with many large groups of girls, with the support of some men, coming together to get the equality they deserve. With patriarchalism having a patriarchal government, still to this day has the United-States never had a female president and with the majority of the Congress being