Womens Suffrage Movement In The 1600's
Justice and fairness is for everyone. No one should ever have to face discrimination because of the religion they subscribe to, the race or gender they were born into. While this is the general consensus now, it was a rare opinion in the 1600’s. The hostility with which black people were treated in Nelson Mandela’s time was apparent. Everything from the way other races treated them, and the way they spoke to and about them. Even their meager portrayal in the media was a caricature, they were misrepresented in every way possible. They refused to hire black people for these roles and white people portrayed them while in “blackface.” And when they finally acquiesced to hire black people for these roles, according to a paper, they were portrayed
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In 1869, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton founded the National Woman Suffrage Association, they campaigned for their right to vote through tactics like rallies and relentless lobbying. And in 1920, the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote, had been ratified. This was an uphill battle and they felt hopeless, thinking they’d never live to see a woman at a voting booth, but they continued to persevere until they succeeded. They are the people who we thank spearheading the movement and allowing other countries to follow suit. We can see the same with Nelson Mandela’s quest to abolish apartheid, or racial segregation, in South Africa. He spoke against discrimination and was even incarcerated for it. Because he spoke up, he raised international awareness and support for his fight against apartheid. Most of us put the blame on society for injustice and discrimination and all things evil, but we fail to realize that society is all of us. Society is you and me, and we are all responsible for what we say and what we do, and the way we treat others dictates how others treat them as well. We should not just sit idly and point the blame at society for all things wrong in the world. We shouldn’t allow fear to hold us back from speaking and acting against our problems today. We have to be proactive, just as our forefathers were, if we want to spark a
In 1869, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton founded the National Woman Suffrage Association, they campaigned for their right to vote through tactics like rallies and relentless lobbying. And in 1920, the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote, had been ratified. This was an uphill battle and they felt hopeless, thinking they’d never live to see a woman at a voting booth, but they continued to persevere until they succeeded. They are the people who we thank spearheading the movement and allowing other countries to follow suit. We can see the same with Nelson Mandela’s quest to abolish apartheid, or racial segregation, in South Africa. He spoke against discrimination and was even incarcerated for it. Because he spoke up, he raised international awareness and support for his fight against apartheid. Most of us put the blame on society for injustice and discrimination and all things evil, but we fail to realize that society is all of us. Society is you and me, and we are all responsible for what we say and what we do, and the way we treat others dictates how others treat them as well. We should not just sit idly and point the blame at society for all things wrong in the world. We shouldn’t allow fear to hold us back from speaking and acting against our problems today. We have to be proactive, just as our forefathers were, if we want to spark a