The three most important events in California history is woman suffrage‚ the hippie movement‚ and black radicalism. For many decades‚ women were treated unfairly and discriminated against‚ but it wasn’t till the suffrage movement began in California which women were finally standing up for themselves. In the 1870s‚ the state legislature granted women the right to serve as an elect member of the school board and as superintendents. (Rawls and Walton‚ "California History" 2012) Laura de Force Gordon
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Feminist Movement In the aftermath of World War II‚ the lives of the women have changed dramatically. Women spoke their minds out and wanted to be heard. World War II brought them a new outlook on how they should live their lives. It encouraged women organize social movements such as boycotts and public marches pushing for their human rights and protect them against discrimination. Alongside‚ they formed their own organization representing them against the federal government like the NOW or National
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vote. I just wonder why it took so long for the movement‚ it took over two decades. In the Nineteenth Amendment that was when everything fell into place and that allowed women to finally get a chance to make a difference and vote. I know that was a happy day for women. I did not think that it shouldn’t of movement I did agree on the Progressive movement during the Nineteenth Century. Lawrence Goodwyn‚ was the last person that was a democratic movement that spent most of his time on the problems that
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Music‚ Movement‚ and Art in the Curriculum CHD 109 Instructor‚ Jan H July 10‚ 2009 Music‚ Movement and Art in the Curriculum Music‚ movement‚ and art should be a part of every school’s curriculum. Unfortunately‚ it is being cut at an alarming rate from many schools across the United States mainly due to lack of funding. One might ask‚ “Why is music‚ movement‚ and art so important”? Well‚ I am going to explain some of the many reasons it is of benefit to every child‚ and
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talking about abolitionist movement and its effect on united states. Before I talk more about abolitionist movement‚ I will explain what abolitionist movement was about. According to dictionary.com‚ the Abolitionist movement which was known as the anti slavery movement made attempts from 1830s and 1870s in the South. The American antislavery movement began in the 1820s and was sustained over 4 decades by organizations‚ publications. The goals of this Abolitionist movement were to free slaves and end
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far the African American culture has come. The progression of the African American culture is indeed one to be proud of. From cotton fields to Harlem‚ “The New Negro Movement”‚ sparked a sense of cultural self-determination‚ with a yearning to strive for economic‚ political equality‚ and civic participation. This was a movement that sparked a wide range of advancements in the African American culture. Leaving footprints of great individuals as well as set a path way for future generations to
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Abolitionism is a movement to end slavery‚ whether formal or informal. The goal of the abolitionist movement was the immediate emancipation of all slaves and the end of racial discrimination and segregation. Advocating for immediate emancipation distinguished abolitionists from more moderate anti-slavery advocates who argued for gradual emancipation‚ and from free-soil activists who sought to restrict slavery to existing areas and prevent its spread further west. Radical abolitionism was partly fueled
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The Transcendentalist Movement is known as an American literary‚ political and philosophical movement of the 1830s that was able to establish a clear voice for Americans. From conclusions drawn throughout Transcendentalism‚ there is a belief on a higher reality that is ultimately received by human reasoning. In the early nineteenth century‚ the movement followed with the belief that organized religion‚ government and other forms of social institutions corrupt the purity of each individual within
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degradation of American progress and development‚ a sudden spark ignited the flame that was known as the era of reformation. Various reform movements grew from the ground up after a realization occurred in Americans that modifications needed to be made. Groups of people gathered together to improve upon education‚ women’s rights‚ and temperance. One reform movement that has had lasting consequences on American culture was the education reform. Before the Market Revolution‚ education in America was weak
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struggle in all the states to stop exploitation by the Jagirdars and Zamindars. Some of the movements were successful‚ but others failed. The Kisan Sabha movement started in Bihar under the leadership of Swami Sahajanand Saraswati who had formed in 1929 the Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha (BPKS) in order to mobilise peasant grievances against the zamindari attacks on their occupancy rights. Gradually the peasant movement intensified and spread across the rest of India. All these radical developments on the
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