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    Prior the 20th century‚ women’s and men’s roles were completely separate. During the 19th century women were not allowed to work‚ vote‚ or use birth control and they were not seen equal to men in society‚ even at home women were expected to cook‚ clean and look after the children while their husbands were out working to support the family. All that began to slowly change throughout the 20th century. When the college ‘Vassar’ opened in 1865‚ it aimed at educating women‚ and that is where the idea

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    In the 1800s‚ women only went to school to attract better prospective husbands (Pegues‚1). They were often took as a joke. They were told to give up their spots so men could take their places within the class (Pegues‚2). Around this time‚ a phenomenon actually occurred called‚ "unmarried academic woman". It was where a woman was either educated or married (Pegues‚2). Within school‚ women were told to think about their greater roles in the world. Such as raising a family‚ taking care of a home‚ and

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    Cara Capozucca Core 191: Global History since 1914 Mrs. Sandra Kase November 15‚ 2012 Women in the Twentieth Century ​It started on May 2‚ 1914 according to Jessica Jenkins: “women‚ men‚ and children across the United States celebrated ‘National Suffrage Day.’ Parades‚ speeches‚ and demonstrations in support of the proposed women suffrage amendment to the United States Constitution took place in every state and territory in the country” (131). It started in Connecticut‚ where more than 531

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    Women in the Early 20th Century Women have struggled to obtain equality and freedom of every kind over the years‚ as they have traditionally been viewed as inferior to men. The old stereotype of men and women and their respective roles has come into question‚ specifically over the last century‚ which has been one of great change. A number of events and influential people led to these positive shifts in gender equality. Towards the end of the nineteenth century and the start of the 20th century

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    Women’s roles were arguable in the 20th-century‚ they had many limitations in politics‚ education and jobs. Many women disliked how they were perceived‚ women were described as “The weaker sex but the more virtuous one”(Canadian Encyclopedia). This description of what women were seen as in the 20th-century is why so many women came together to make a change. The way women banded together to change the way society viewed them had a big impact in history. Throughout the 20th-century women have made

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    Throughout the late 20th century there was a boom of liberation. The LGBT community had been established‚ religious diversity was common‚ and women had gained more respect. Everyone was bringing attention to more diverse communities. Speculative fiction describes the fear that society had that could have potentially ruined the beautiful freedom we have to express our opinions‚ beliefs‚ and gender. During the late 1900s speculative fiction displayed the privileges of gender equality and freedom that

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    Romanov Dynasty Revision Tutorial Social Structure of 20th Century Russia  Largest country‚ land is quite useless (only 5% could be used for farming)  Russia was ruled by an autocrat who had absolute power  Serfdom and slavery was entrenched in Russian society  By 1914‚ 125 million people lived in Russia and of these only 55700 000 were Great Russians. What problems did this create??? Alexander I‚ Nicholas I and Alexander II • Contact with other European nations came under the reign of Alexander

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    The 20th century has been the scene of rapid social change. Educational‚ political‚ economic and religious institutions have been changing and morphing as the century progressed. These institutional changes have impacted individuals and families in dramatic ways. Gender roles have changed‚ family mobility has increased‚ fertility has declined and union formation patterns have become more fluid and less stable (Morrison‚ 2015). Over the past 40 years cohabitation has moved from being viewed as a deviant

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    Imperialism changed the world in many ways as we lunched into the 20th century. When talking about imperialism i mean the social change on people’s behaviors and territory in the world. Often times people confuse it with the opening of more jobs and business and even though that was also a change but there was many more important things what happened such as the education that was happening. People become much more educated on the justice system and the division of labor. Imperialism also was the

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    20th Century‚ A generation which Technology takes over our lives‚ A generation where Technology is at peak and people cant even live without them. A generation where researchers‚engineers and scientists does what they do best to help our community to become more advanced‚high tech and convenient. In every place in the earth‚ You wont see any spot that doesn’t have technology related or present in it. Workplaces‚ Public Places‚ Commercial Places and even at your own neighbourhood‚ Technology plays

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