Nearly a century ago on August 18‚ 1920 women were granted the right to vote; a major step towards gender equality‚ and the start of the first-wave of feminism. Feminism‚ put in the most simplest form‚ is a belief that political‚ social and economical equality should exist amongst both genders‚ and was organized on behalf of women’s rights‚ common issues and interests. The first-wave of feminism – which occurred from the late 19th century to the early 20th century – had many people believe that after
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Women’s Rights Movement There were several different reform movements in the 19th century. They were inspired by Transcendentalism and the Second Great Awakening. The movements that the Americans started were some of the following: Temperance‚ Abolition‚ Prisons and Asylums‚ Education‚ and Women’s Rights. The latter is one of the biggest‚ most revolutionary of the bunch. The women built their rights movement on their efforts to achieve social justice and to improve the way of life for humans. Starting
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Fortunately‚ with the coming of England’s period of reformation during the 19th century‚ the strict shackles on typical gender stereotypes stemming from the Victorian era gradually became undone. The suffrage movement in the 1870s seeking for equal rights to vote represented the first wave of feminism in the UK. This movement resulted in the enactment of the Representation of the People Act 1918‚ and gave suffrage to women over 30 for the first time. Subsequent developments in the law then extended
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B. Anthony who realized that they too were oppressed. Maybe not in the same way as blacks‚ but lacking rights all the same. Women have been fighting for their rights for well over one hundred and fifty years‚ and whether it was in the nineteenth century or the twentieth the fight has always been for equality. Beginning with the Seneca Falls Convention in July of 1848‚ a key moment in the women’s movement‚ women have been hard at work trying to rally the troops in support of women’s rights. Elizabeth
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Advancement of the 19th Century The end of the nineteenth century brought about a huge change in the way the United States worked as a nation‚ making the United States the world’s most productive nation. The nation as a whole was advancing rapidly and new inventions were bringing about new ways of life. Due to the invention railroads and efficient machinery‚ there was a rise in big businesses which were looking to expand as much as possible. Initially‚ nearing the end of the nineteenth century‚ railroads
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In the early 19th century‚ hanging was the main punishment for serious crimes. Prisons served as lock-ups for debtors and places where the accused were kept before their trial. By the 1830s‚ many areas in Australia were refusing to be the ’dumping-ground’ for Britain’s criminals. The answer was to reform the police and to build more prisons: 90 prisons were built or added to between 1842 and 1877. By the mid Victorian Period‚ there were two distinct prison systems in England. There were the county
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nineteenth century and early twentieth century. How many expansions of the United States such as immigration railroad expansion growth of cities in the frontier industrialization in the Homestead Act. What’s the rapid growth of the railroad in 1818 to 1890 more than 70‚300 miles of new lines open in this time. This would bring up the total mileage of railroads to 163‚597 miles. With this rapid growth of railroads in cities the abilities to transport Goods you can easier to transport the population of cities
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Through the ingenious works of poetry the role of nature has imprinted the 18th and 19th century with a mark of significance. The common terminology nature’ has been reflected by our greatest poets in different meanings and understanding; Alexander Pope believed in reason and moderation‚ whereas Blake and Wordsworth embraced passion and imagination. The 18th century was known as the Age of Reason‚ where the focus was on the search for truth and clarity in the world of disorder through reason. Alexander
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of mathematics and biology‚ but during the Scientific Revolution in the 16th century‚ it emerged to become a unique modern science in its own right. However‚ in some subject areas such as in mathematical physics and quantum chemistry‚ the boundaries of physics remain difficult to distinguish. Physics is both significant and influential‚ in part because advances in its understanding have often translated into new technologies‚ but also because new ideas in physics often resonate with other sciences‚ mathematics
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middle-east with the objective to discontinue the creation of a terrorist state‚ ISIS. The United States acted without the considering the consequences on the middle-east countries and therefore millions of people have die because of it. In the 19th century‚ many events took place in the development of international organizations and they were encouraged by three important movements. First‚ the concert of Europe established in 1850‚ which represented the balance of forces that existed in Europe from
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