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    Since the end of world war two‚ in 1945‚ Australian society has witnessed many dramatic changes in the rights and freedoms of women. Women‚ who had been encouraged to take on men’s jobs during the war were expected to vacate these positions and return to their traditional vocation in “home making”. Throughout the 1950’s and early 1960’s women were expected to either stay at home or work in underpaid “women’s jobs”. Women’s wages were significantly less in comparison to the wages awarded to men

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    I am a Progressive at the Turn of the Century In the turn of the twentieth-century‚ progressive reform was at a heightened level of action‚ and change was abundant. Reformers were committed to social justice and wanted to introduce and enforce laws for many things in society‚ including many of the working class standards. Reform movements involving widespread child labor—especially in coal mines‚ textile mills‚ and department stores were among these progressive movements made. As with other progressive

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    However‚ in retrospect‚ the movement is in many ways a paradox‚ for it primarily advocated and benefited traditional male-dominated spaces. Although a few “exceptional” women were granted access and participated in the public sphere in the Academy of Painting and Sculpture and other domains‚ by the end of the French Revolution women were eradicated from public involvement and forced to submit to domesticity. Through a

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    soldiers at war. Rationing became common during WWII and the government highly encouraged it. In addition‚ women were seen differently by society because they began taking on new jobs that were usually performed by men. Although some components of American life were on the rise‚ others were steadily worsening. For example‚ hatred towards Japanese Americans was very prevalent. Overall‚ the United States Home front was impacted positively because more women entered the workforce and American citizens

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    10/08/12 Progressive Reformers The Progressive movement has had a tremendous impact on society and preserving the doctrine of a democratic nation. The Progressive Era‚ which initiated between the years 1890 through 1920‚ was instituted because progressives who wanted to rid politics of corruption and inefficiency. Progressives wanted to curtail the power of the business trusts‚ and protect the general welfare of the public. The Progressive name derived from forward-thinking or "progressive" goals

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    The fact that colonial Americans held public executions to employ moral lessons to public intrigued me. Until now‚ I assumed that public executions during the colonial period were held only to entertain people. It is still disturbing to me‚ however‚ that colonial Americans tried to promote an execution to their own use. Such discriminations seemed to be common at that period of time. Despite their good intentions‚ it appears that the public attended to enjoy an "Entertaining DEATH." This concept

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    Women s Work in Ireland

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    Table of contents: Introduction 3 Women working full-time in the home 3 Women and paid employment 4 Patterns of paid work 1921-1961 5 Factors influencing women’s labour market participation 7 Conclusion 8 References: 8 Introduction My essay will examine the women’s work in the Irish society starting from the early 1880s and will analyze the changes of women’s place in the Irish workforce. I will pay particular attention on women working in the home‚ those seen as the back-bone

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    shook American society to the depths." (Leuchtenburg) The 1920’s was an era in which the Americans showed their independence through actions; learning not to live the same ways that those preceded them had. The ’20s was a cultural and socialistic rebellious attitude‚ decomposing past American ethics and beliefs. The most obvious rebellion is shown by the feminine movements during this time. The 1920’s led to a new role for American women‚ in which females desperately tried to rid themselves of Victorian

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    California is a Progressive state whose progressive political ideology originates from the American Progressive Era of the 1800s and continues to influence state legislation today. During the late 1800s and early 1900s‚ the political unrest in response to anti-suffrage for women and monopolies created a climate for reform to take places in California. Progressives shaped California by bringing public attention to a multitude of issues ranging from human rights to food and water supply. Progressive ideology

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    During the American Revolution‚ not only did men have to face the struggles of war time atmosphere‚ but women had to as well. The country during the war was divided into three different groups of people; the loyalists‚ the patriots and the remaining people who did not care. Catherine Van Cortlandt‚ a loyalist had to endure different struggles then the patriot women Eliza Pinckney and Abigail Adams. However‚ parts of their stories are similar when it came to their family struggles. Catherine

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