"While civil rights struggles have been focused on minority groups‚ we cannot overlook the tremendous‚ arduous task women of this nation faced to not only vote but to own property‚ apply for credit‚ get an education‚ earn a decent wage and even serve on a jury." (pg.456) When the framers created the Constitution and Bill of Rights they should have guaranteed that all Americans‚ male and female‚ have these basic rights. Unfortunately‚ the framers opted to deny women of these basic rights. Women struggled
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Between 1870-1920‚ The progressive era emerged as a way to fix many of the ills of American society that had developed during the great spurt of industrial growth in the last quarter of the 19th century. This was done through multiple reformers who spoke out on issues such as temperance‚ sex education‚ rights for workers‚ and overall activists. Two of the most prominent movements were the Women’s and African American’s movements. Though both groups may have had different means of achieving the goals
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confident.” (Preston Slosson) Before 1920‚ life for American women was ordinary. Everyday routines included cooking every meal‚ daily cleaning and laundry‚ and raising children. Even with the plain image and unpretentious role these everyday tasks‚ women at this time felt content with their position in the home‚ for it was very crucial since the husbands worked all day to provide for their families. A few events and novel innovations that took place after 1920 greatly altered the lives of Americans
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Women were supposed to fulfill certain roles‚ such as a caring mother‚ a diligent homemaker‚ and an obedient wife. The perfect mother was supposed to stay home and nurture so society would accept them. A diligent housewife had dinner on the table precisely at the moment her husband arrived from work. After World War II‚ there was an expansion of the population; therefore caused the need for more housing and other needs of people. The first mass-produced suburb - Levittown‚ New York - was built
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6. The role of women in western society has changed drastically over the past three hundred years‚ and like most paradigm shifts‚ it happened in bursts. The 1920’s were one such time of great cultural change. Teenagers‚ as is common‚ felt the greatest amount of change in this time. For example‚ smoking and drinking among women became common in this period. What‚ a few years prior‚ simply didn’t happen‚ became a norm among the young. Fashion is another prime example. Young women‚ no longer forced
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and for religion‚ etc. Back in the 1900’s your fashion statement meant something‚ with the new millennium‚ it’s a competition with name brand labels‚ and who can afford to wear what. Now-a-days clothes have been highly favored‚ back then it was a necessity. Clothes were needed to cover your body‚ and they played a major role in everyday needs. Today’s clothes are used at popularity and most due high like what’s common and looks better or “the style.” In the 1920’s fashion wardrobe was mainly
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During week ten we discussed‚ The Progressive Era‚ 1900-1916. The Progressive Era was changes that occurred in the U.S. during the early 1900’s. The twentieth century began and America wanted to progress through social and political response of immigration‚ urbanization and growth of corporation (Zeide 10/21). There were many important people who emerged during this time from‚ journalists to female reformers‚ labor activists‚ and politicians. The Progressive Era was successful in many ways; Dubs
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Gender Discrimination Laws on woman’s rights have changed a lot since the 1900’s. Women weren’t allowed to vote‚ get an education‚ and have high authority in jobs. Now‚ women are allowed to do all of these things and more. But have things really changed‚ or are they just more hidden? There are three ways in which women are discriminated against: in the workplace‚ television‚ and in politics. According to Napoleon Bonaparte “Nature intended women to be our slaves they are our property. Woman are
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Changing place of women Going back to era of the 1800’s leading to the 1920’s onto now. Women were born to a life of just having a domestic role in their lives. Being a housewife was their only job. Cleaning‚ cooking‚ and taking care of their children were their normal way of living. Therefore‚ doing something out of the ordinary at that time was considered unacceptable and immoral. Although women wanted to enhance their role to be able to work or go to school‚ it was not until the 1920’s that they started
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Women In The 1920s The lifestyle of women changed drastically in the 1920s. They gained liberties in all aspects such as marriage‚ politics‚ jobs and even self expression‚ along with various other features. Still limited‚ the liberties gained outweighed the restrictions that still occurred. This gave women the freedom needed and ability to show that they were independent and could stand on their own‚ making their own decisions. It started with a group of rebellious women known as flappers.
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