"How Women Won the Vote." Wilson Quarterly 29.3 (2005): 30-34. Literary Reference Center. Web. 15 Mar. 2013. < http://proxygsu-aut1.galileo.usg.edu/login ?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lfh&AN=17662246&site=eds-live&scope=site>. In the article “"How Women Won the Vote"‚ Amar discusses how women earned the right to vote. She discusses how the west offered women the right to vote in order to get more women to move into the location. She discusses how women vote affected
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the affirmative to why women in Australia should be given the rights to vote for many obvious reasons. My reasons being; firstly‚ we should all be treated equally with justice or else Australia would not be considered as an egalitarian society. Secondly‚ other countries have benefited their society by passing women’s suffrage. Lastly‚ women are just as hard-working as men and deserve as much as men do. To start off‚ I without a doubt believe that women should be able to vote as Australia or we would
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the right to vote now but many women still do not. Many women are still denied the vote regardless of their efforts during the war‚ we are still unequal to men. Child only women over thirty who either own a house or is the wife of a householder or a university graduate have been given the right to vote under the Representation of the People’s Act 1918. Women had been left out of The Reform Acts of 1832‚ 1867 and 1884‚ even when women in other countries were receiving the right to vote‚ Britain was
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In what respects has the character of women’s work changed since 1918? Answer with reference to at least two countries in Europe. The character of women’s work greatly evolved throughout the twentieth century‚ both progressing and regressing at different times within this period. Working for many women in 1918 and the years before it often meant menial wages in low quality jobs or not even being allowed to work at all as women were deemed as inferior in most European societies. Unemployment benefits
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In my personal option when people walked down any given street in the year 1918 between the months of June and December‚ I’m sure one would have taken notice to the coffins that lined the sidewalks. Nobody was on the streets‚ and dead bodies were stuffed into every available space. The Flu Epidemic not only was the most devastating event of the twentieth century but the most deadliest. In the ten months 675‚000 Americans died of influenza and pneumonia. When compared to the number of Americans killed
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Double reading: Votes for Women!’s Vida Levering’s speech in light of Olympe de Gouges’ Déclaration des droits de la femme Elizabeth Robins’ play Votes for Women!‚ performed for the first time in 1907‚ depicts a meeting in Trafalgar Square that allows women to speak to the crowd and discuss their situation at the time. Between ignorance and attacks from the male assembled in the square and because they dared to speak up on their condition‚ the women taking a stand on that day are an example that
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rights and freedoms. Freedom of speech‚ religion‚ the right to hold public office and the right to vote. Also a place where government is by the people and for the people. The United Kingdom is a representative democracy. This means that everyone over the age of 18 can vote in elections‚ and the people they elect then represent their interests and make the decision. It’s important for everyone to vote because the representatives decide what taxes you will pay. Also they form the government/council
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It is important for U.S. citizens to use their right to vote. It is important to vote to vote in order for a political leader be fairly elected. A citizen’s vote ensures equality among all races and economic statuses. It also helps with race and religious beliefs. Voting represents a citizen’s moral values. A citizen’s vote makes certain that a political leader would be fairly elected. This is important because you wanna make sure if someone you like in an election
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standing. Disabled pepple are 20 percent less likely to vote‚ due to accessibility issues. The United States has 33.7 million people of voting age with disabilities. To increase the number of votors to bless our country with the best president in the election every four years‚ we need as many people voting as we can get. That 20 percent definetly means something. The United States needs every one at the age of 18‚ registered to vote to be able to vote even if they have disablities. We should make it easier
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affected women during 1918-1965. After World War One‚ women began to possess an independent spirit and the days of being submissive housewives were long gone. African American women and American women in general‚ experienced workforce changes‚ access to educational opportunities and developed a political voice in a men’s world. To understand the key changes to women of any ethnic group during this time period‚ we must first understand what their life was like prior to this time. Caucasian women of the
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