because of persistence. Women’s suffragists of the early 1900’s understood the need to be resolute for the sake of their deprived right to vote. When World War I began in 1914‚ many suffrage organizations drifted their attention to supporting the war exertion‚ yet some suffragists remained to carry on the fight for suffrage. The ongoing fighters’ rises and downfalls during the WWI were displayed through the violence at their protests and their later imprisonment. As a woman suffragist‚ one had to accept
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Before 1918 no women in the UK were allowed to vote in parliamentary elections. There were two main groups actively campaigning for women’s suffrage‚ the right to vote. The UK has had man of the same difficulties with equality that many developing nations are now struggling with. Although more developed than many other nations who will be involved in this discussion‚ the UK does not claim to be a perfect example of complete and total equality‚ and has specific women-related issues that it is currently
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Shakespeare and Women Shakespeare wrote over thirty plays‚ most‚ if not all‚ had at least one female character. The way they acted‚ felt‚ and thought varied from play to play; sometimes they were a Rosalind‚ but more often they were the meek‚ easily led‚ property that they were considered in Shakespeare’s world. This raises several questions‚ Was Shakespeare a feminist? How many of his female characters were really independent? Shakespeare’s female characters are very diverse; some conform to
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Women were not treated very well in ancient societies‚ being looked down upon and seen as those who are there just to watch the children and cook for the family. The women were expected to do whatever their husband told them and if they didn’t‚ they’d be seen as bad wives. This view was prompted and promoted by many different things There were major figures like Aristotle who preached this idea and people were taught that women were less than men.. Women in the ancient societies of Greece‚ Rome‚
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right to vote. Suffrage rocked the masculine mystique that held women under the perception of the fair sex‚ which disabled them to make important decisions politically‚ which influenced American government. However‚ in 1920 that mystique was shattered when women were granted the right to vote and given a voice in shaping the nation. This new group of voters was now influencing the 1924 presidential‚ state‚ and local elections. Men in the United States held social perceptions of women that influenced
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Women have been pushing to be treated equally for a long time. This problem has always haunted america’s past‚ present‚ and future. It took a organization of women to do something about it. The women’s suffrage movement was a movement that was formed when women were not allowed to vote‚ or be treated equally. The women’s suffrage movement happened not just in the United States but also in Europe and other countries. Once women from other countries seen women were sick of being treated any type of
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Woodhull announced her run on April 2‚ 1870‚ by sending a notice to the New York Herald. This was an absolutely astounding thing to do: women only recently received the right to vote in the two relatively obscure territories of Wyoming and Utah‚ and it would be another fifty years before the ratification of the 19th Amendment that assured the ballot to all American women. Moreover‚ she took this step without contacting any leading suffragists‚ who by then had been well organized for more than two decades
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Women were in weak position when they started to strive for the right to vote in the mid-1800s. "In 1848，the first women’s rights convention is held in Seneca Falls‚ New York. After 2 days of discussion and debate‚ 68 women and 32 men sign a Declaration of Sentiments‚ which outlines grievances and sets the agenda for the women’s rights movement." (Imbornoni‚ n.d.) From then on‚ this struggle lasted long over 72 years. The women’s suffrage movement was of enormous political and social significance
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Upon asking her to come home from the prison and leave behind the women leading the suffrage movement‚ her only response was to ask about her daughters. Senator Leighton replied that they missed her dearly and that he wanted to bring Emily home for the girls’ sake. Emily retorted‚ “They are the only reason I am here”. This quote demonstrates the point of view that women of the upper-class had during the movement for women’s suffrage. Emily lived an extremely comfortable lifestyle with little other
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Racism in the Women’s Suffrage Movement The many women of the Women’s Suffrage movement were powerful leaders who were willing to fight the highest of authorities for what they believed in. During their fight they faced harsh criticism with many men telling them they didn’t belong in politics‚ they belonged in the house. However‚ they persevered‚ and through a large amount of speeches‚ marches‚ and other forms of protests which spanned nearly a century‚ they finally received their right to vote
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