Most people who think of women’s suffrage think about women fighting for their right to vote. They think about the political campaigns and the brutality that came along with it. What most people don’t realize is that it took decades and even centuries for women to gain their freedoms and their rights‚ and not just the right to vote. Women gained the right to vote‚ the right to buy their own property‚ the right to gain an education‚ the right to decide what happens to her own body and even the simple
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practices and engagement. It is often forgotten that women have made some excellent contributions since 1919. Today’s Afghan women are not the first ones engaged in various socio- economic‚ political and civil issues. Since 1919‚ there were efforts by the King’s own wife and sister for women’s education‚ political participation and empowerment. The constitutions at various regimes were changed and majority spoke of women and equality between women and men. The first health minister 1964 was a woman
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A WELCOME ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT OF UMUNNA BU IKE SOCIAL CLUB OF NIGERIA ON THE 3RD INDUCTION CEREMONY HELD MAY 4TH‚ 2013 Mr. Chairman‚ His Royal Highnesses‚ Ndi Nze an Ozo‚ Members of Igbo Council of Chiefs and Traditional Rulers‚ Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen. Good evening. Eight years ago‚ a child was born in Dallas/Fortworth metroplex with just only seven members under the leadership of Mr. Chinedum Eguzouwa our first executive president. Today‚ that child has grown to the strength
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Congress of Vienna (1815) In September 1814 June 1815‚ the leaders who vanquished Napoleon‚ European representatives‚ and those who believe they were in "high circles" gathered together to redraw territorial boundaries and fashion a lasting peace at the end of the Napoleonic wars after the downfall of Napoleon.  Dominated by four major victors Great Britain‚ Prussia‚ Russia‚ and Austria set peace term with France in April.  signing a crucial document  legitimacy (territories
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Valedictory Speech of Svetlana Riguera (Grade School Class 2012) Dr. Marl Ferenal‚ our President; Ms. Avic Suarez‚ our Principal; Mr. Paolo Reyes‚ our guest speaker; the administration‚ faculty and staff; parents and guests; my fellow graduates; good morning to all of you! March 30‚ 2012. I think we will all agree that this day is definitely not ordinary. Today‚ we acknowledge the people met‚ the lessons learned‚ the tears shed‚ the laughter relished‚ and the memories made in our six
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HORACE MANN MODEL CONGRESS Committee: Energy and Commerce Author: Yinge ZhaoAn Act to Encourage the Production and Continuation of Hydroelectric Power Plants Preamble: Whereas hydropower is one of the most widely used renewable energy sources in North America‚ and since hydroelectricity is a type of hydropower that can generate electricity‚ and since the amount of electricity generated is dependent on the size and resources of the hydroelectric power plant‚ and since the United
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Salutatory Address The last few years have just flown by‚ leaving behind loving memories of high school. It also became a long but fast year of hardships‚ trials and sorrows. But despite of those‚ we also experience opposite elements. I could associate a story I learned in Values – it is entitled “Steadfast in Facing Adversities – that for every trial‚ there is joy; that after every sorrow‚ there comes happiness. And today’s occasion may be one of the most awaited event for all of us. Sapagkat
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the articles confederation in order to acquire a stronger national government. The article of confederation provided the states with an abundant amount of power and not a sufficient amount to the nation government. Hence why states often ignored congress and worried only about the good of their state and not as a whole nation. "The national government had neither a consistent Currency‚ nor a military force‚ nor the power to regulate trade‚ nor the power to levy taxes." Although the people were free
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SALUTATORY ADDRESS Kristine Ann Villanueva To our outstanding guest-speaker‚ Dr. Florentina R. Lizano‚ firm yet caring director Mr. Antonio Punzalan‚ ever-calm and patient directress Mrs. Angelita Punzalan‚ dynamic principal Mrs. Joy Mercado‚ kind and warm faculty and staff‚ ever-supportive parents‚ gratified fellow graduates‚ Good Evening! A Chinese Proverb goes : To get through the hardest journey‚ we need to take only one step at a time‚ but we must keep on stepping. First and foremost
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Cassie Pinion Professor Smith AMH1020 11 December‚ 2015 In America‚ the 1920’s were a time of great social‚ cultural‚ and political change. Many people no longer lived on farms and were moving to the cities. The wealth of the nation had almost doubled in this decade. The consumer economy was booming and the market was flourishing. It was the time of the “Jazz Age‚” a change in social thinking‚ and women began to see more equality; to name a few. Freedom began to flourish and people had begun
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