adults‚ but how has that changed? Prior to the nineteenth century‚ no specific laws were set in place to
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Fortunately‚ with the coming of England’s period of reformation during the 19th century‚ the strict shackles on typical gender stereotypes stemming from the Victorian era gradually became undone. The suffrage movement in the 1870s seeking for equal rights to vote represented the first wave of feminism in the UK. This movement resulted in the enactment of the Representation of the People Act 1918‚ and gave suffrage to women over 30 for the first time. Subsequent developments in the law then extended
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Nineteenth century‚ a variety of factors are important to consider. Firstly‚ a shift occurred in regards to how public spaces functioned; the emergence of new proximities between urbanizing classes and the notion of “manners” developed‚ reconfiguring notions of what public behavior is deemed “acceptable.” Secondly‚ the visual came to be increasing privileged over other sensory experiences‚ which ties to economic developments and the commodification of experience throughout the Nineteenth century. Thirdly
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Comenius Project 2006-2007 Spanish women in the 19th century Spanish Women’s History in the 20th century THE EVOLUTION OF EUROPEAN WOMEN THROUGH THE CENTURIES For most of the 19th century‚ Spain was a country in which political participation was restricted to a social minority by means of electoral role‚ in which the electoral practice was characterized by the adulteration of elections and in which the main political agent was the army by means of different “military raisings”
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Sexism and racism both prevailed in the 19th and 20th centuries. Even through World War II and the Civil War racial injustice and inequality were not overcome. Female sociologists had to hide their work under their sewing or whatever they were working on when someone visited their home. Females were not educated and were considered inferior in their writing skills and thought processes. Female sociologists started out for social reform trying to stop lynching and to improve the conditions of workers
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The first half of the nineteenth century was full of different evolutions for the United States‚ not only was it improving industrially but it was also expanding‚ in 1840 many Americans Americans had migrated westward in hopes of securing land and improving their lives. The westward expansion was driven by regional interest‚ the increase of population brought more needs for the individuals. Not only did the needs of the people bring the upcoming of the westward expansion‚ but economic influences
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Power is the main reasons for the formation of systematic oppression‚ racism‚ and prejudice towards African Americans in America. It has always been about economic‚ social‚ and political power. The English first kidnapped Africans and brought them to Britain to work as slaves in order to gain economic power. Jim Crow laws used to enforce segregation was used in order for white europeans to keep social power over African Americans in the United States. Similar laws were enacted and black people were
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During the nineteenth century‚ American Indians were said to be weak and unadaptable to the rapidly changing situations they were facing. However‚ some contemporaries of the nineteenth century believed that American Indians were quite the opposite—adaptable‚ intelligent humans capable of competing with other people and continuing to prosper and thrive under their changing situations. Although it was proven false‚ American Indians were given the stereotype of being weak and quickly vanishing
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As the 19 century ended and the 20th began‚ the American wave of women pushing for access to the ballot box gathered momentum. As astonishing as it was many women were against the right to vote. These women were referred to in many ways: “anti-suffragettes‚” “anti-suffragists‚” “remonstrates‚” “governmentalists‚” “antis‚” and “naysayers.” Anti-suffragists leaders were not average American women but were women of the higher‚ privileged‚ class. These women were already doing well in society and had
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strategies for delivering riches accessible to everyday citizens. All through the African landmass there was little acknowledgment of rights to private landholding until frontier authorities started forcing European law in the nineteenth century. Land was regularly held mutually by towns or expansive factions and was apportioned to families as per their need. The measure of land a family required was dictated by the quantity of workers that family could marshal to work the land. To build creation
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