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    In the Middle Ages‚ women were supposed to be treated well by men. The men would have to follow the Code of Chivalry and meet all of the women’s needs to show her that she was just as important to them as their lord or duties. “Women worked at their farms and did housework‚ and the men had a bigger role in society than they did.” Men and women in wealthy communities had a greater equality than men and women in the lower class. The Code of Chivalry was not a code where you would have to follow the

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    Kansteiner English-III How Were The Slaves Treated? A slave is a person who is owned by another person. Slave owners had total control over their slaves by forcing them into doing hard‚ painful‚ and dangerous work. Being owned by another person completely destroys the slave’s freedom. Many African Americans spent their entire lives in slavery‚ never knowing what it would be like to live their own life‚ rather than work and obey orders given by harsh and ungrateful masters. Slaves were not allowed to strive

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    If you want something said‚ ask a man; if you want something done‚ ask a women. This quote by Margaret Thatcher portrays how women were treated during the Enlightenment and Revolutions. During this time women had no voice‚ yet they used what they did have in the best way possible. Women played a significant role during the Enlightenment and Revolutions‚ though overlooked‚ they accomplished many things‚ including fighting for food in the French Revolution‚ banning alcohol during the Industrial Revolution

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    Women in the late 1800’s were treated as second class citizens through the standards of equality‚ expectations‚ and usefulness. Freedom for women has been a long and tedious fight‚ but has had some success overtime. Women are still not treated as completely equal to men‚ but hopefully someday that will change. Women were treated as inferior to men and were not given the same equality that men were. Women did not have the right to vote. All men could vote at the time‚ even the different races.

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    China‚ women were subordinate to men and it was believed that they weren’t as useful as men. Women felt as if they were being punished. In popular Chinese literature it was believed that in their previous life‚ they were a man and had committed sins so they had been reborn a woman to be punished and to suffer for their sins in their previous life. 2. How were women treated in Classical China? Chinese women were treated like slaves and did not have the rights or privileges that men had. Women in Chinese

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    discrimination even though they were promised equality and freedom. Making anti-discrimination laws and working to fix systemic inequalities can help close the gap between what we hope for and what truly happens. Even though

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    one that will explore the question: To what extent were women treated unjustly in Nazi Germany? Looking at women and their roles and how they were discriminated against is going to be the main focus of this investigation throughout the years the Nazi party had control of Germany‚ Primarily from 1934 onwards. To aid me in my investigation I have identified two very valuable sources to which I will use to aid me in this research on the role of women. The first source which I am going to be looking into

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    reason why the blacks were miserable was because they did not get as much aid as the whites. White people would not allow the blacks to get the aid they needed. “In early public assistance programs African Americans often received substantially less aid than whites‚ and some charitable organizations even excluded blacks from their soup kitchens.” (Encyclopedia Britannica‚ 2017) Blacks should have gotten the aid they needed. They were starving and they were sick. Blacks were treated like they should not

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    an end to it. Slaves were denied basic human rights that people take for granted everyday‚ and were treated unfairly. Rights that I believe everyone should be able to have were denied to slaves. Some of these rights include: the ability to have a legal marriage‚ own property‚ eat the fruit from the crops they were raising‚ and they didn’t have much of a say in whether or not their family would stay together or not. The main reasons why a slave family would break up were death‚ usually caused

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    fair‚ unfortunately it exists. Over the years‚ many women have tried to gain equality for both sides. The most notable one in my mind at the moment is Marry Wollstonecraft. She was advocating for equal education and marriage status among both genders. I don’t think these stories would appeal to her morals‚ but I do think they’re worth discussing. In terms of how the sexes are portrayed in conjugation with the Enlightenment. The woman in Candide are written fairly well written for the time period

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