Why did democracy develop in Britain after 1850? Introduction Between 1850 and 1928‚ through the introduction of a series of acts of parliament‚ Britain became a democratic country. All the features that would be expected in a democracy were put in place. For example‚ the franchise was made universal‚ the constituencies were more or less shared equally across the country‚ voting was protected and the opportunities for corruption were considerably reduced. Whilst appreciating the effectiveness
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were suppressed. Women’s places were in the homes. They had no voting rights‚ no career opportunities‚ no say‚ no freedom. These retrained women had enough‚ and so many stood up for themselves and others. Suffragette was the name granted to these women. One of history’s most famous suffragettes was a woman named Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Stanton accomplished many things in her lifetime. One of her most memorable moments was when she gave the speech The Destructive Male at the 1868 Women’s Suffrage
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The feminist movement has been separated into three "waves" by different feminists in order to categories the different events that took place throughout the movement. The first wave mainly refers to the women’s suffrage (the right for women to vote) movements of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries‚ which was mainly concerned with women’s right to vote. The second wave refers to the ideas and the behaviors‚ which are correlated with the women’s liberation movement‚ which began in the beginning
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racism- but generally‚ we have come a long way. The road for equal rights has been a long and sometimes‚ dangerous one as can be observed through texts such as Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice‚ Robert Browning’s My Last Duchess Sarah Gavron’s Suffragette and Charlotte Perkins-Gilman’s The Yellow Wallpaper. This idea of gender inequality can be readily observed through the aforementioned texts and in fact‚ many others‚ regardless of the era in which they were first written. Women being treated as
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for three reasons: they had worked and fought for it for a long time; other countries had already given women the right to vote; and women should have equal rights per the Bible and American Constitution and Declaration of Independence. Powerful suffragettes like Alice Paul‚ Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ and Susan B. Anthony had been working hard for the vote for a long time before they received it. Intriguingly‚ eleven countries had already given women the vote before America. (ournellie.com) Equal rights
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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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they were unsteady itself. Due to this‚ Germany was now surrounded by enemies. - Became advanced through the technology explosion such as electricity‚ automobiles‚ airplanes - Imbalance of power and inequality produces sense of trouble - Suffragettes- advocated women’s rights‚ in particular right to vote. It was believed women weren’t as smart/intelligent as men. - Peaceful protest turned to violent actions to get people’s attention‚ i.e. Emily
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The Tate Britain museum is the first to touch upon the subject of physical attacks on art in Britain within the period from the 16th century to the present day. The exhibition is dedicated to the issue of iconoclasm which mainly describes religiously‚ politically or aestheticly motiveted destruction of different art pieces such as icons‚ symbols or monuments. This exhibition primarily aims to investigate and point out the particular movements and causes of the assaults on art through objects‚ paintings
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November 5 in the 1872 Presidential Election two weeks earlier. During the beginning of the 20th century‚ as women’s suffrage faced several important federal votes‚ a portion of the suffrage movement known as the National Women’s Party led by suffragette Alice Paul became the first "cause" to picket outside the White House. Paul and Lucy Burns led a series of protests against the Wilson Administration in Washington. Wilson ignored the protests for six months‚ but on June 20‚ 1917‚ as a Russian delegation
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movement‚ which would finally bring gender equality to our society. “It takes each of us to make a difference for all of us.” -Jackie Mutcheson Bibliography Author unknown (2010)‚ Australian Suffragettes‚ retrieved 1 April‚ 2012‚ http://australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/austn-suffragettes Author unknown (2011)‚ Vida Goldstein‚ retrieved 2 April‚ 2012‚ http://ergo.slv.vic.gov.au/explore-history/fight-rights/womens-rights/vida-goldstein Author unknown (2010)‚ Vida Goldstein‚ retrieved
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