COPIED DIRECTLY FROM http://history.house.gov/Exhibitions-and-Publications/WIC/Historical-Essays/No-Lady/Womens-Rights/ The beginning of the fight for women’s suffrage in the United States‚ which predates Jeannette Rankin’s entry into Congress by nearly 70 years‚ grew out of a larger women’s rights movement. That reform effort evolved during the 19th century‚ initially emphasizing a broad spectrum of goals before focusing solely on securing the franchise for women. Women’s suffrage leaders‚ moreover
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Wartime roles for women have changed greatly since World War I. In WWI‚ women were not drafted‚ and were not allowed to fight voluntarily. Today‚ women are allowed in the military‚ however‚ they are still not required to be drafted for war. “Selective Service continues to register only men‚ ages 18 through 25” (Selective Service System). Since World War I‚ women’s place in society has changed‚ which has caused their wartime roles to change. In WWI‚ the role of women was “providing support for male
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power in the economic structure of the country. For example they aren’t allowed to vote in national elections. A small number of women gained suffrage in municipal elections in nelson. In 1910‚ Jeannette Rankin moved to Seattle‚ Washington‚ she entered the university of Washington. Any study Rankin planned on accomplishing there was soon waylaid by a new politic interest: the women suffrage movement. She became a full time activist for her genders right to vote‚ and she returned to her home state
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with the induction of the first female Representative‚ Jeannette Rankin of Montana. Ever since‚ women have been more actively involved in our political system. Currently there are 104 women that hold seats in Congress which make up 19.4% of the 535 members of congress. In the Senate there are 21 women and 83 women in the House of Representatives. Of these 104 women‚ 78 are belong to the Democratic and 26 are Republican (Rutgers). Since Rankin‚ there have been 318 women
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“As costly as it was in the lives of our men and women in uniform‚ in military assets‚ and in esteem and pride‚ Pearl Harbor was a watershed moment for America” -Joe Baca. The Japanese surprise attack on pearl harbor caused a response from America that left a devastating aftermath. It was a normal day on December 7‚ 1941 when Japanese fighter planes struck the Pearl Harbor naval base destroying eight battleships and two hundred airplanes killing over 2‚000 U.S soldiers and 1‚000 wounded. The attack
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Justice Simonetti APUSH The Suffrage Movement and New Feminism February 27‚ 2013 Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions (1920) | * Delivered by Elizabeth Cady Stanton to an audience of about 200 women and 40 men * Resolutions * Laws that conflict with the happiness of a women are invalid * Laws that prevent a women from occupying a station are invalid * A woman is a man’s equal as dictated by god * Women should know the laws that restrain them
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It is clear to historians that in the past when there existed a farm economy‚ women enjoyed what could be considered as equality. Family farms had both women and men working on different jobs as men typically did the heavy lifting field labor‚ repair and woodwork working with large edge tools. On the other hand‚ women were involved with clothing‚ food preparation and preservation. Children were raised by both sexes and the farms relied on both the women and men and their contribution to the economy
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successful. On December 8‚ 1941 the United States Congress declared war on Japan in response to the attack on Pearl Harbor. Not everyone wanted to enter this war. When I say everyone I only mean one. Representative Jeannette Rankin of Montana was the only vote against declaring war on Japan. Rankin had also voted against going into World War 1 (Anderson). The attack on Pearl Harbor sparked the United States to take drastic measures to ensure victory over Japan in order to have the peace of mind and to
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When the first World War came to an end‚ the world did not think that there would be more bloodshed than had previously been. After all that had happened in the First World War‚ why would any country want to join into a second one and lose many of their people? Why would the United States enter a war that is overseas again? Why would the United States want to get involved with everything that is happening overseas? What did the United States stand to gain? There are many questions that we can ask
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Attack on Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor was the first foreign attack on the United States territory and also the longest attack on the U.S. soil. The day after Pearl Harbor Theodor Roosevelt gave his famous speech while asking Congress to declare war. Within his speech Theodor Roosevelt said “No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion‚ the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory"11 Though Pearl Harbor was a surprise the United States
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