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    Ch 22‚ Q3: How did progressive ideals fare during wartime? The progressive ideals did not fare well during wartime; the only ideals that gained a victory were woman suffrage and prohibition. Women had made great progressive during the Progressive era and the war brought new opportunities for women. Over 25‚000 women served in France during the war (Roark 725). The biggest advancement in woman suffrage was when Congress passed the Nineteenth Amendment in 1919‚ which granted women the right to vote

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    Women during the Civil War helped as nurses‚ cooks‚ solider‚ and spies. Women in the North also worked for the United States Sanitary Commission. “The primary national relief organization‚ coordinating donations to the Union.” The role southern women played during the Civil War was also to cook‚ be spies‚ the duties of the man while in his absence. “Women worked in munitions plants‚ as clerks in government offices‚ and as a sales force in retail businesses.” Clara Barton a famous Civil War nurse

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    Compliance During the 1950’s The 1950’s are often labeled as an era of conformity and complacency. But how valid is this label? Could the same radical and rebellious Americans of the 1960’s be submissive and compliant just one decade earlier? The answer (for the most part) is yes. The suburbanization‚ consumerism/materialism‚ second Red Scare‚ and "cult of domesticity"� of the 1950’s exemplify this accepting and submissive attitude of Americans. However‚ there are some exceptions. Women talking new

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    Women During the Civil War " ‘I want something to do…’ ‘Write a book‚’ Qouth the author of my being. ‘Don’t know enough‚ sir. First live‚ then write.’ ‘Try teaching again‚’ suggested my mother. ‘No thank you‚ ma’am‚ ten years of that is enough.’ ‘Take a husband like my Darby‚ and fulfill your mission‚’ said sister Joan. ‘Can’t afford expensive luxuries‚ Mrs. Coobiddy.’ ‘Go nurse the soldiers‚’ said my young brother‚ Tom. ‘I will!’ (Harper 14)." This is a dialog of Louisa May Alcott with her relatives

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    The emergence of anti fashion during the 1970’spromoted THE UGLY‚ THE CHEAP‚ THE ORDINARY. Fashion trends are commonly categorized in decades to describe the prominent designs during that particular time period. The 30’s were known as the beginning for admiration of Hollywood and the rise of glamour. (http://www.1930s-fashions.co.uk) The 60’s fashion was directed to the youth and consisted of colorful fabrics and bold designs that eradicated the formal way of dressing. (http://www.buzzle

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    During the 1950s Uruguay was unique amongst most South American countries due to its sociopolitical stability and economic prosperity. Uruguay had fostered a large and growing middle class as well as a stable welfare-state which gave a wide degree of democratic and civil freedoms more so than any other south American government. Due to relative peace in Uruguay in the mid-1960s there were only 12‚000 men in the armed forces and less than 22‚000 police in a country with a population of nearly 3million

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    revolution. The men and women transitioned from being a nomadic hunting and gathering society to an agricultural community. This transition started to occur during 10‚000 B.C.E. Before the Neolithic revolution‚ women were more matriarchal‚ during the Neolithic revolution‚ men and women had the same amount of work‚ after the Neolithic revolution‚ men were more patriarchal. Before the Neolithic revolution‚ there was no such thing as agriculture‚ the men hunted and the women gathered fruits and plants

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    on how white women during slavery period were treated just as bad as the slaves were. I’m going to try to focus my paper on mostly the 18th century. During the 18th century the women’s job was to a large extent to manage the household and keep their partner happy. When war came the women basically did everything for the troops. They prepared food for the troops they made cartridges. They basically did just about anything the guys told them to do. But once the war started many women tried to stay

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    During the Colonial period there was a lot of different outlooks on how the women were treated‚ how the men thought‚ how the children were raised. Colonization is dominating land‚ and its components. What I learned about the colonial period is that how they did things back then‚ is not how we do them now‚ they were more strict‚ powerful‚ demeaning. The first thing I realized about the colonial period had a difficult time seeing women‚ and men as equal. In one of the speeches we read in “The letter

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    The women’s suffrage brought a changed perception of the roles women held in society. During the nineteenth century‚ women had no position other than a home maker‚ and stay at home wife. Women could not vote‚ and  had no role in national politics. The women’s suffrage began as a movement fighting for the right for women to vote and hold positions in office‚ but it soon grew into much more. Women began fighting for equality in the workplace‚ and in society as a whole. Women began to fight for acceptance

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