number of American women working outside the home increased slightly. In 1920‚ women made up 23.6 percent of the labor force; by 1940‚ this percentage had risen to 25.4. Some advances were made in working women’s rights‚ but during the Great Depression‚ many female workers lost their jobs or were forced to accept severe cuts in pay. Despite the economic difficulties of the period‚ some outstanding businesswomen achieved great commercial success. In the 1930s‚ despite the fact that women were a big part
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I think that the most influential moment in the 1960’s was the civil rights movement. Early on in our nation’s history blacks have succumbed to slavery and racism; even though President Lincoln "freed" the slaves back during the civil war‚ nothing really had changed until the 60’s. During this time period segregation was in full swing. This idea of "separate but equal" affected everything from simple water fountains to schools. The question that must be asked though is‚ how equal was separation?
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Tension of The 1920’s Following the First World War‚ the United States went in search of a‚ “return to normalcy‚” which many agreed was exactly what it needed. However‚ to the dismay of many‚ all the United States could find was a significant amount of tension that had developed between‚ “Old America‚” and‚ “New America.” All in all‚ this tension that arose between old and new traditions and ideas did so in the form of religion‚ conflicts within society‚ and cultural values. Religion was
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The Civil rights movement of the 1950’s was a very significant part of history for the African American community and the rest of America in that it paved the way for future Civil Rights gains. The Civil Rights Movement of the 1950’s impacted the African American community tremendously throughout its brave leaders‚ organizations‚ and table turning tactics. The civil rights movement could never have succeeded the way it did without the help of some of its very brave leaders like Martin Luther King
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The Voting Rights Act of 1965‚ originally designed as a temporary emergency measure‚ quickly suspended the use of all literacy tests‚ as well as good character requirements. Congress believed that enacting the voting rights act was necessary because it enforced the pre-existing 15th and 19th amendments. As President Lyndon B. Johnson stated after signing the voting rights act on August 6th‚ that day was “a triumph for freedom as huge as any victory that has ever been won on any battlefield”. Not
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Our rights as a civilization has grown ever since its first ideas of rights. In the eighteenth century‚ many of today’s modern rights were not even thought of. People like as the enlightenment philosophers such John Locke‚ Adam Smith‚ Voltaire and May Wollstonecraft were the ones to start questioning why everyone should be capable of having the same rights. Ideas such as the rights of men‚ how the people should be the ones to choose for the economy‚ the right to choose the religion you want‚ and
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of the LGBT community could expect during the 1960 ’s and 70 ’s. At this time in America‚ peoples such as African Americans and women were fighting for their rights as citizens of America. Yet‚ there was still a community who had been blatantly cast to the shadows due to their sexual orientation-homosexuals. For many people the police raid on the Stonewall- a popular gay bar in Greenwich‚ New York- would later turn out to be the Rosa Parks movement of the LGBT community. The Stonewall Riots would raise
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The 1920’s were the years of expression‚ change‚ innovations and new opportunities. Within these years women were exposed to different types of cultures and expressions some major ones being jazz and flappers. Women also gained the right to vote when the nineteenth amendment was passed allowing women to now have a say in political circumstances. Sheppard-Towner Act was also passed making it possible to have well-baby clinics‚ educational programs‚ as well as nursing. Expression for women came from
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The Trail of Tears was a harsh and inhumane event that happened in the 1830’s. Indian tribes were forced off of their land and they were involuntarily relocated to what is now Oklahoma. There was fear and resentment among the white settlers when it came to their Native American adversaries. They were a different kind of people than the whites when it came to how they lived‚ spoke‚ dressed and as well as their religious beliefs. This unfamiliarity with them led to the settlers believing that they
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In early 1800s women were treated unequally from the males. The role of a women played the part of their description‚ physically and emotionally weak. They were often classified as the “weaker sex” because women had no control over anything they owned or valued. It was a time where men dominated women and they were left out of all decisions. “The average farmer’s wife is one of the most patient and overworked women of the time” (Hartman). However‚ women’s efforts during the 1800’s were effective
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