with regard to women‚ did not happen spontaneously. These changes reflect the sheer audacity of women‚ who made it happen over a period of a century‚ in the most democratic ways which include and are not limited to lobbying‚ running public awareness campaigns‚ petitions and other non-violent forms of resistance. The women’s rights movement began in 1848 on a hot afternoon in the New York‚ when a young housewife and a mother‚ Elizabeth Cady Staton was invited to a tea with four women friends and the
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The Temperance Movement Throughout the early 20th century‚ women in the United States began to despise the use of alcohol. Their husbands were consistently abusive and obnoxious while under the consumption. As the effect of alcohol began to spread nationwide‚ a movement to end the sale and manufacturing of liquor and beer began. The temperance movement began in the 1800’s but continued to gain momentum into the early 1900’s. By the 1920’s‚ politicians were ready for change. On January 16th‚ 1919
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During the period from the late 1800’s to the mid 1900’s many changes came about in the way of civil rights. After the end of slavery‚ African Americans sought freedoms and new rights‚ but ultimately had to fight the authoritative forces that wanted to keep any change from occurring. Segregation‚ and legal boundaries that kept the black communities from rising above stereotypical racism and having a chance at true equalities they wanted‚ held the community back for a long time. Eventually‚ history
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The Labor Movement in the 1920s As a correction to the wartime effort‚ inflation and unemployment increased because there was not a need to mass-produce products for war‚ and America had to return to "normalcy". The amount of labor unrest increased during this time period‚ which is very obvious by the increase of labor strikes. There was a strike by the United States Steel Corporation workers in 1919. They were annoyed with their seven 12 hour workdays a week. The leader of the American Federation
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religious movements‚ some were secular in nature dealing with school improvements‚ abolitionism‚ and the rehabilitation of the criminal population. Each one of these movements shaped the American society in their own way and we still see their effects to this day. The temperance movement was an attempt to eliminate the evils of alcohol. With many Americans moving from the farm lands to urban areas‚ this brought a clash of ideas between Progressives and those with opposite views. This movement continued
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During the time of the 1900’s‚ we have seen the disgusting ways African Americans were treated. We have seen the selling‚ leasing‚ and physically punishing someone. There was torment that a human being had to go through because they were taken away from their homeland and were considered “slaves”. Now you would probably think that between enslaved men and women that enslaved women would have less suffering to go through. Completely false. Women were given the hardest workload and the hardest time
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The 1920’s was a huge struggle for women around the U.S. Huge rallies were formed and outrageous furry was spread city to city. All this drama and series of strikes was caused by the women that were eager to have the same rights as everyone else‚ without and racial or gender profiling against them. But late in that time period‚ that wasn’t the cause. After numerous protests and the creating of the women’s national party‚ little did they know but it would soon become a huge success for all women around
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Women no longer stand the same way they used too. Women used to stand under the working man‚ the disabled man‚ even under the enslaved man. Time has flourished and evolved the women figure. Many females’ show their empowerment through work‚ education‚ politics‚ movements‚ and in the home. Sometimes women’s stories get distorted throughout history. Many people consider females to have had a success story right away. The impact of women on earth has been tremendous and empowering. Women are the creators
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The Civil Rights Movement took place between 1865 and 1920. It was a movement for blacks to achieve equal rights in the United States but it didn’t end racial discrimination. American slaves were delivered due to the Civil War and were later given basal civil rights through the acceptance of the Fourteenth amendment‚ addresses the equal protection and rights of former slaves‚ and the Fifteenth amendment‚ granted African-American men the right to vote. A struggle to secure these amendments continued
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The Roaring Twenties The 1920s was an era of rapid change and major success for the American people. Many factors such as women’s rights contributed to the advancement of America. The 1920s was a age of social and political change that embodied the beginning of modern America by presenting “Lost Generation” literature and innovative technologies such as the Model T Ford. On Election Day in 1920‚ millions of American women exercised their right to vote for the first time. It took activists and
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