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    Historical Gobalization

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    Kevin Tran Social Studies 10.1 08/05/14 Historical Globalization Globalization is something that has evolved greatly over time‚ bringing prosperity to people and countries while bringing destruction to others. Globalization has caused many changes in the world‚ from the spread of cultures‚ technology‚ and medicine to the loss of cultures‚ resources‚ and lives. In each source a different aspect is highlighted‚ the first source is about imperialism where African countries were conquered

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    Southern New England mills depended on single rural women who came from countryside. They had to build houses for these women to board. Many rural young women were attracted to these firms in New England because they offered them competitive wages compared with Rhode Island mills. Mills recruiters looked for young women from northern New England because they were key workforce in these textile firms. Their wages were above those other young women who worked in rural farms.

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    The first twenty years of the 1900’s woman fought for the right to vote. Suffrage rocked the masculine mystique that held women under the perception of the fair sex‚ which disabled them to make important decisions politically‚ which influenced American government. However‚ in 1920 that mystique was shattered when women were granted the right to vote and given a voice in shaping the nation. This new group of voters was now influencing the 1924 presidential‚ state‚ and local elections. Men in the

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    Before the Women’s Suffrage movement began‚ women faced hardships that would later motivate them to take a stand for women’s rights. Women were‚ at that time‚ being abused and mistreated by men and society‚ in order to gain what was necessary to survive during this time in American history. The industrial revolution had just swept the nation by surprise. The industrial revolution changed the process of production from hand tools and man labor‚ to power driven machinery. (Dublin). This change from

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    “Woman’s Suffrage (Not Universal Suffrage)” by Ann Gordon is a historical analysis of the process white women suffragists followed and how race played a more prevalent role than one has thought of before. White women’s demands for suffrage date back to the mid-19th century‚ starting with women speaking at constitutional conventions and state legislatures. Suffragist organizations such as the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) and the American Women’s Suffrage Association (AWSA) were created

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    Emmeline’s maiden name was Emmeline Goulden child of Robert Goulden and Sophia Crane. She was one of nine other siblings and her parents were politically active with women’s suffrage. Emmeline‚ after studying in Paris‚ met Dr. Richard Pankhurst who was a layer and supporter of many racial issues including women suffrage. They were married December 1879. Over ten years later she had five children‚ Christabel‚ Sylvia‚ Adela‚ Frank (who died in childhood) and Harry. Since the age of fourteen

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    HOW TO LEAD - & STILL HAVE A LIFE 8 Principles of “LESS is MORE” Leadership BY: DALE BURKE These chapters we are about to discuss will unfold step by step‚ eight disciplines for being a leader and still having a life. These disciplines are gleaned from Jesus example as a leader over a worldwide venture. The 8 core principles were each taught and modeled by Jesus and then reaffirmed in the leadership manual for the early church‚ and when they are followed‚ they lay a sure foundation for

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    As a women have you ever felt as if you have had less freedom? Fewer capabilities as men? That’s what most women felt in the 19th century and they felt that way because of how society treated them. The Yellow Wallpaper by‚ Charlotte Perkins Gilman was about a woman in the 19th century who isn’t given her rights because of the society she lives in and because of her husband. This story lets us see into a mind of a woman who is dealing with a bad case of postpartum depression. She is going through

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    The concept behind the quote ‘Deeds not words’ certainly marked a point of no return for the British‚ women’s suffrage movement. The Pankhurst’s diverted from the conventional rhetoric of other suffragist organisations such as the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS) and formed the WSPU in 1903. Convinced that petitions and peaceful protests were ineffective‚ the WSPU engaged in acts of civil disobedience. To quote Emmeline Pankhurst herself: "We are here‚ not because we are law-breakers;

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    During this time‚ The American Revolution expressed the tensions of a colonial relationship with a distant imperial power. The war was fought between the American Colonist and Britain. The war began by the colonist resenting the heavy taxes that Britain was placing upon them. This event was significant because multiple rebellious acts were performed against the British by the American colonist. Therefore‚ the rebellious acts ultimately led to the Declaration of Independence. The Industrial Revolution

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