Fight‚ fight‚ fight‚ is what women did before and after the civil war for the rights women have now. Women then were to believe that they were best to take care of the home‚ kids‚ and their husbands. They did not have any rights to make decisions that concerned financials‚ politics‚ and many other things that did not concern the household. It was said that if women were allowed to vote it would disrupt social order. But they wanted to show that they would maintain it. Women were beginning to want their
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"Quaker Women in the American Colonies" During the colonial period‚ women were considered inferior to men and “nothing more than servants for their husbands.” During the eighteenth century‚ unmarried Quaker women were the first to vote‚ stand up in court‚ and evangelize; although Quaker women enjoyed rights that women today take for granted‚ they were most known for their religious radicalism. According to Rufus Jones‚ a professor at Harvard‚ the Quakers “felt‚ as their own testimony plainly
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to perform the surgery for you so you could keep working. But then again you could be replaced because you will be inactive for a while too.” “Yeah your right!” replies the patient. Work in the 1890s was tough many people didn’t have a choice but to go to work injured or sick. Many people were killed during the 1800s due to working with out and sort of benefit; over 3‚000 deaths a year were reported . People who
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Disadvantages for Women Deborah Samson Gannett‚ from Plymouth‚ Massachusetts‚ was one of the first American woman soldiers. In 1782‚ she enlisted under the name of her deceased brother‚ Robert Shurtleff Samson. For 17 months‚ Samson served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. When she was wounded she had to cut a musket ball out of her own thigh so a doctor wouldn’t find out she was a woman. Years later‚ in 1804‚ Samson was awarded a pension for her service. This is one of the bad
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Women in the 19th Century Individual rights is a vital part of society. In modern times there are unalienable rights given to a United States citizen that cannot be interfered with regardless of class‚ gender or race. However a century ago that was not the case since gender and race determined what rights a person was entitled to. The form of government set up in the past allowed white men to have an advantage and hold privilege over others. In this government women had no rights to exercise and
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occurred during the early to mid-1800s in which numerous citizens of the United States pushed for reform of various conditions. One specific group that was a driving force for the reconstruction of society included brave and determined women. At the time‚ women were not viewed or treated as the equal counterpart to men. Oppressed and discontented by the treatment of men‚ the women decided that they needed to defend themselves and improve the inequality and wrongdoings in society. The women during this
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What Women Can Do; The Recreational Period Thesis: I see my mom as an underrated person that is obligated to be a dependent person; but uplifted herself for best. I. THE STRUGGLE A. There is a how and a way when you have confidence. 1. My mom felt that she could bring more money into the household for her children after many bad relationships. 2. She began to search for jobs to support her four children: two boys and two girls. B. The struggle of finding a job. 1. Although
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representative democracy. This made the bourgeoisie of Europe reconsider their own government and monarchic systems. How did the American Revolution influence the French Revolution? The culmination of all these factors was seen in the French Revolution‚ where the revolutionaries formed their own slogan‚ “Liberty‚ Equality‚ Fraternity”. Europeans obtained information about the American Revolution from soldiers returning from America. French soldiers returned to France with ideas of individual liberty‚ popular
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During the Victorian era‚ men and women were not seen as equal. Men‚ who were seen as the stronger sex‚ were expected to provide for their family financially as it would allow them to fulfill their physical needs. Women‚ on the other hand‚ were seen as the weaker sex and were expected to keep the home in good condition‚ raise a family‚ and care for her husband in order to fulfill their strong emotional needs. A man’s life was often interconnected with being public while a woman’s life was expected
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Industrial Revolution came a series of changes in working class families. A decline in the domestic system forced men and women began to look for work outside the home. Women were given unskilled labor positions‚ and as a result‚ they were treated as replaceable workers. Examples of their poor conditions include low pay‚ long hours‚ dangerous jobs‚ and beatings. However‚ women still took jobs working in the factories and mines of many countries‚ such as Great Britain. Because the authors experienced
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