The lives of women improved during 1920s and 1930s because women attained political equality. After all the protesting suffragists did to obtain the right to vote in political elections‚ women finally earned their right to vote. According to Canada statistics‚ women around all provinces (except Quebec) received the right to vote by 1925. (Canada Statistics) Furthermore‚ as women became active in political involvements‚ they began to get elected representing different political parties. Canada statistics
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problems. Problems like child labor‚ temperance‚ low wages and long hours‚ airless tenements‚ and safe food (710). Women worked through the National Consumers League‚ Women’s Trade Union League‚ and the Children and Women’s Bureaus (712). In 1890‚ suffragists formed the National American Women Suffrage Association lead by Elizabeth Stanton‚ Susan B. Anthony and Carrie Chapman Catt. For the first time women had a say in
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soldiers for two years and by 1864 was named the superintendent of Union Nurses (Sahlman‚ n.d.). After the war Barton spent time lecturing about her war experiences; she also worked at the Office of Correspondence and spent time working with the suffragist movement. By 1869 Barton became ill and at the recommendation of her physician she traveled Europe to regain her health. During Barton’s travels in Europe she learned about the Treaty of Geneva that created the Red Cross. The Treaty of Geneva
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The Tides of Change Throughout American history‚ there have been many movements that have had varying impacts‚ but none as extensive and influential as the labor and woman’s suffrage movements. Both arose during the Progressive era in which reform movements swept across the United States to eliminate problems caused by industrialization and urbanization. Small-scale business operations were soon replaced by much larger corporation based ones that supported themselves on the hard labor of the
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All American women in the 19th to early 20th century faced social and legal disabilities that forbade women to have the same equal rights as men. Through all the obstacles that made women’s rights achievable were the hardships that influenced historians such as Harriet Tubman‚ Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ and Susan B. Anthony to overcome the inequality in property rights‚ family law‚ and education to allow women fulfill the same opportunities as men that is seen in society today. Women protested and
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During the Gilded Age‚ the time after the Civil War‚ large corporations and trusts controlled much of the economy and most of the government. Monopolies sprouted from every corner of the U.S. economy including the Vanderbilts‚ Rockafellers‚ Carnagies‚ and etc. The Progressive Era‚ the response to the Gilded Age and its exploitation‚ was a widespread reform of economics and social and political aspects of America. The movements during the Progressive Era succeeded tremendously‚ in the categories of
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voting would allow them to gain more power and influence in society. So in 1897‚ groups of women who demanded the vote joined and formed National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS). The organisation was moderate and its members were called suffragists. By the early 20th century‚ women began to participate more in society‚ although power and prestige was still controlled by men. However in 1903 a radical organisation was formed called the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU). Emmeline Pankhurst
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Did you know that there were many religions that came to America?. Many religions fled New England for more safety and freedom of religion. They were Puritans‚ Anglicans‚ Quakers‚ Lutherans‚ Roman Catholics‚ Presbyterians‚ Jewish and they are from many different places. But there was no freedom asBritain controlled the colonies so colonists were required to pay religious taxes and (often) to attend church services. The people who preached without licenses or refused to pay taxes to a church they
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rights and he led the civil right movement along with others‚ their protesten included sit ins and illegal marches which weaken the segregation in the south. Civil disobedience has been prove by many people on why it is important‚ such as the women’s suffragist movement‚ which lasted from 1848 to 1920. Also‚
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MARY E. WALKER By: Rebecca Tippie MA-327 Leadership Dr. Robyn M. King March 2‚ 2013 I chose Mary Edwards Walker as my leader for this final project. I have always enjoyed reading a little bit of military history and I always look for stories about people who have gone above and beyond the call of duty or went against the grain. In my opinion‚ she really set the bar high for other women to follow‚ and I find her to be an exemplary leader and role model for other women in the business
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