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    Fighting for Equal Rights Jane Addams‚ Harriet Tubman‚ Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ and Rachel Carson were four American women who advocated for social change. Their courage‚ intelligence‚ strength and leadership made a positive difference in the lives of many people. These women were pioneers in their times. They either helped to found‚ or lent their voices to‚ various social movements‚ policies‚ and causes that evolved during their lifetimes and proved successful in helping many oppressed people.

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    The Ratification of The Equal rights Amendment Throughout American history men oppressed women mentally‚ physically‚ and politically. By 1920‚ women got the right to vote under the 19th amendment. After women gained suffrage‚ Alice Paul an American suffragist‚ wrote the Equal Rights Amendment. Ultimately‚ the Equal Rights Amendment‚ which would have boosted gender equality‚ was not ratified because of the conservatives and the male domination of the State Legislature. The original seven-year

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    Equal Treat and Rights For Women "I think a lot of women said‚ Screw that noise. ’Cause they had a taste of freedom‚ they had a taste of making their own money‚ a taste of spending their own money‚ making their own decisions. I think the beginning of the women’s movement had its seeds right there in World War Two.” This is a quote by Dellie Hahne‚ an educator who had worked as a nurse’s aid for the Red Cross during World War II. Indeed‚ World War II was the first major breakthrough in

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    they want when they want to do it. They should not accept that men think that they are not equal even though they are. Women need to fight for what they believe in and not give in to others thought and beliefs. The women have to stand up to the people who think they are not worthy enough to be equal to men. Even if they are standing up to the women that are submitting to the fact that men think they are not equal‚ it is worth it. This would make them even more brave because they would be standing up

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    Women’s Rights Outline Introduction A. Background information Did you always think women and men always shared the same rights as today? B. Thesis Statement: Women’s rights need to be equal with men I. Women were always seen as the weaker sex A. Unable to perform work 1. Weaker than men and squeamish 2. Less educated than men. B. Types of jobs 1. Colonial America- became seamstresses or kept boarding houses. 2. Egypt-made families clothes‚ prepared food (grinding grain

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    Rights for Great Apes I support scientists researching on and experimenting with great apes. Since scientists don’t want to jeopardize the lives of humans‚ they test on apes. If they were not testing apes‚ then they would be testing other animals which other people would also fight against. Scientists perform tests on these apes for one very important reason‚ “98.4 percent of the DNA in chimpanzees (and 97.7 percent of the DNA in gorillas) is identical to the DNA of human beings.” This proves

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    homosexuals are fighting for civil rights‚ not special rights. They want to be treated equal in the workplace‚ in housing and in public accommodations. In November of 1992 Colorado tried to pass an amendment against homosexuals gaining special rights. The purpose of the amendment was to deny homosexuals special rights‚ through any of Colorado ’s state branches or departments or any of its agencies. After this amendment was passed‚ civil liberties groups and gay rights groups around the nation called

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    Legality- Netherlands was the first country to allow gay marriage in 2001 Belgium was the second in 2003 Followed by Canada‚ South Africa‚ and Spain all in 2005 Church- Scriptures in the bible Christianity and Homosexuals While love should be equal‚ in this day and age the equality for all remains illegal. Although there are many plans in effect and people working daily to get laws passed‚ there will always be those individuals with their close minded opinions. Marriage whether same sex couples

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    Douglass was an open-minded man and spoke of equal rights for women’s suffrage. He attended several women rights movements one in which was the First Women’s Rights Convention. During this convention‚ he signed the Declaration of Sentiments‚ which stated “We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men and women are created equal” (Douglass‚ The Rights of Women: Electronic Edition). Douglass believed that there is no reason to deny women equal rights since they are as intelligent and accountable

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    The Equal Rights Amendment was a great idea and a bad idea at the same time. It was a good proposition‚ because‚ finally women would no longer be treated as if they were so much lower than men. No more discrimination against women. They’d be paid the same‚ and they wouldn’t be restricted to “women’s work‚” if they wanted to work hard‚ they could. At the same time‚ the Equal Rights Amendment was a bad idea. If the Equal Rights Amendment would have been passed‚ women would be drafted just like the

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