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    Women are treated unfairly and discriminated against. Women are not appreciated for who they are and for the work they do. Women who perform the same job as men do not receive the same pay. In this world society women are treated less than men and are believe to be subservient to men. Women still face oppressive conditions and experience high levels of economic and psychological stress. Sometimes the feminist movement is misunderstood by many. The feminist movement is based on women receiving

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    WOMEN played a major role in the Pakistan Movement. This was of great historical significance‚ for the Muslim women of the subcontinent had never participated in such great numbers in a political movement. It was a befitting culmination of the reformist movements of the late nineteenth century for the emancipation and education of Muslim women. The Quaid can be seen as source of inspiration for their emergence as players on the political scene. The Khilafat Movement of the 1920s had been the first

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    There are numerous examples of women fighting for their right to vote‚ a key igniting factor to the Women’s Suffrage Movement gaining momentum began with the end of the Civil War. In the reconstruction era‚ the 14th and 15th Amendments in the governmental and male gender political spheres‚ created a frenzy in the women’s suffrage movement‚ instilling women to no longer be quiet and fight for the rights they deserved. The Fourteenth Amendment of 1868‚ stipulates in Art.1‚ Sec.2 “males”‚ becoming a

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    The Compromise of 1850 was a series of acts passed in 1850‚ by which the United States Congress hoped to settle the strife between the opponents of slavery in the North and slave owners in the South. There is much speculation about how our country would be without this Compromise. The Compromise is a major stepping stone in United States history because of its many forces and provisions. California’s admission to the Union would tip the balance in favor of free states—sixteen free states to fifteen

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    Womens Movement Sharon Pratt Apus     Women’s movement Name:Sharon Pratt Instructor: C     Abstract The following is an article that seeks to give a historical account of events that have shaped women’s activism in the world. It gives a brief overview of the international women’s movement and names women activists who have shaped history in the fight of women’s rights. Also it draws comparison of the effects of women’s activism

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    TRIBAL WOMEN IN CHIPKO MOVEMENT -AN APPRAISAL DEBASREE DE UGC Junior Research Fellow at Department of History‚ Jadavpur University‚ Kolkata. The women of Chipko movement have added to the world’s consciousness of environmental issues significantly by their slogan of ‘mitti pani aur bayar’. Major afforestation programmes have also been launched as a result of the movement. To celebrate the Chipko week (30th May to5th June) let us spread the message of Chipko to protect our natural resources

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    By the 1850’s the Constitution‚ originally viewed as a document for national unity‚ had become a source of regional disagreements and tension that eventually resulted in the failure of the Union. The Constitution never outright mentions slavery‚ and created an unsolved problem that later resulted in compromises and the failure of the Union it formed. The Constitution contributed to the failure of the union because it did not acknowledge slavery which lead to tensions between the Northerners who

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    Since time immemorial‚ all movements aspiring for a goal had to do something to attain it. Citizens of colonized countries had to organize themselves and fight by means of revolution to attain freedom. Slaves who aspired for freedom had to fight for their freedom. Employees who aspired for better terms and conditions had to engage in strikes and picketing before their rights were recognized. The fight for equal rights necessitated decades of struggle and massive propaganda campaign by the leaders

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    For example‚ the women in the Brown Berets left because of the inequity they were living and having no voice in the group. They left the group and organized Las Adelitas de Aztlan and focused more on women issues and their health as well as creating one of the currently largest medical centers in the United States known as Altamed. In the Denver Youth Liberation Conference was also a perfect example of inequality of the sexes in the movement. The Conference was “emphasizing that

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    While women inhabited a domestic sphere‚ the men’s sphere was outside the home in the world of industry and politics. Women were looked down upon and seen as obedient to their husbands. However‚ during the progressive era‚ many women were well educated and ignored the traditional social norms and worked outside the home. Although they lead many significant progressive era reforms‚ they were still denied the right to vote. Two main groups furthered the cause of women’s suffrage: National American

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