Justice does not happen because of patience; it happens because of persistence. Women’s suffragists of the early 1900’s understood the need to be resolute for the sake of their deprived right to vote. When World War I began in 1914‚ many suffrage organizations drifted their attention to supporting the war exertion‚ yet some suffragists remained to carry on the fight for suffrage. The ongoing fighters’ rises and downfalls during the WWI were displayed through the violence at their protests and their
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right which women needed above every other‚ the one indeed which would secure her to all the others‚ was the right of suffrage.” (Professor Douglas O. Linder‚ 2001). Anthony‚ had left such a legacy behind. Anthony had taken the leadership role of giving speeches and fighting for women suffrage. Anthony was put in jail‚ turned down‚ she was looked upon as if she was less worthy of the rights men had than anyone else. If it wasn’t for Anthony‚ women wouldn’t have the right to suffrage; all of her
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In the 18th and 19th centuries‚ women were treated as inferior and there ideas 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
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During the Progressive Era from 1890 to 1920‚ Progressives (people in support of the movement) made the most significant reforms in the political area. Before changes were made in politics‚ the government was not believed to be strong enough in order to solve the problems including poverty‚ unfair working conditions‚ corruption in the economy‚ etc. So‚ the Progressive Movement was based on the idea of making the government stronger and more active in the solving of issues in society. Many progressives
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The Feminist Movement Feminism is a struggle against sexist oppression. The feminist movement is how women’s rights and status in the world have changed over the years. Series of campaigns were done for issues such as‚ reproductive rights‚ equal pay‚ sexual violence‚ domestic violence and many more. The movement is separated into 3 waves; the first‚ the second and the third. The First Wave The first wave is based on women’s suffrage during the 19th-early 20th centuries. In Britain‚ the Suffragists
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of the LGBT community could expect during the 1960 ’s and 70 ’s. At this time in America‚ peoples such as African Americans and women were fighting for their rights as citizens of America. Yet‚ there was still a community who had been blatantly cast to the shadows due to their sexual orientation-homosexuals. For many people the police raid on the Stonewall- a popular gay bar in Greenwich‚ New York- would later turn out to be the Rosa Parks movement of the LGBT community. The Stonewall Riots would raise
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Progressive Movement The Progressive Era began as a social movement but had grown into a political and labor movement as well in the United States‚ from the 1890s to the 1920s. Their roots went as far back as to the Green Labor party and Populist. Although they were made up of different groups‚ the Progressives had one common goal: remove all corruption in the government by using the government itself. They sought to regain the power to the hands of the people from those of interest. Through hard
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improve their economic status and to correct injustices of their country. Here are the ten leading reform movements: 1. Civil Rights After the Civil War‚ some would have expected that racism would have stopped but unfortunately‚ that didn’t happened. Racism still existed in the American society in the stated era therefore civil rights organizations‚ most made for African-Americans and Women (which would be furtherly discussed later)‚ were founded. This is an example of the organizations: National
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Women ’s Roles Then and Now Katrina D. Pratt Professor Naomi Sanderovsky World Cultures II (HUM -112) Strayer University 25 August 2013 1. Biographical information for each woman. Betsy Ross was born Elizabeth Griscom to Samuel Griscom and the former Rebecca James in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania‚ on January 1‚ 1752‚ the eighth of seventeen children. She grew up in a household where the plain dress and strict discipline of the Society of Friends dominated her life. She learned to sew from
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W.E.B. Du Bois and the Ascendency and Decline of The Niagara Movement Monday December 5‚ 2011 Dr. Wilson Fallin December 2‚ 2011 African American History 473 William Edward Burghardt Du Bois and the Ascendency and Decline of the Niagara Movement At the turn of the twentieth century‚ African Americans were
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