Discrimination Of Women In The 1800's

Women in the 1800’s were very segregated from men compared to women today. Many of us don’t stop to think about all the hard work and bravery women put in for us to have the privileges we have in our modern society. The women in America During the late 1800s were treated unequally to men because they couldn’t vote, they had no job opportunities, and were controlled in marriage. Women were unable to vote; just men. Also, women weren’t allowed to choose laws. It’s unfair that men were the only ones that had the opportunity to vote because women couldn’t give their input on important society decision making. Seneca Falls held a convention for equal rights for women. This was started by Susan B. Anthony and Cady Stanton. These women worked on laws to pass equal voting rights. They also started two organizations, the NAWSA and the NWP. The Women’s Suffrage Movement gained strength after the 15th amendment. People said the reasoning for women not having the right to vote was because women were less intelligent.
Women could teach, but they could only teach arts. More than half of the primary and secondary schools were taught by female teachers in 1870. They were unable to be in math or sciences. Also, women teachers made less money than male teachers. Women could not have any other profession besides working in factories. Those women oversaw making home goods. In saying that, 95% of women had to stay home in the late 1800’s. The only reason they could work in factories is because other men didn’t want to be bossed around and wanted their own businesses. The education Amendment was against gender discrimination and enlarged women’s educational options. This gave women the access to a college education and women could then teach mathematics and