The History Of Oppression Of Women

America was built on the idea of freedom and equality. So why it is that some are more equal than others? This comes from white supremacist groups wanting more rights and other improvements over people who are not white. America may claim to be equal to all but some are more equal for these rights than others. This dates back to the abolition of slavery. When slaves were freed they had nowhere to go and no job experience other than hard labor. Also the south instituted Jim Crow laws that restricted some of the freedoms that african americans had just gained. Voting rights were among many of those rights that were restricted. Because of poverty many african americans were unable to receive a good education which prevented them from passing the rigorous literacy tests that had to be passed before becoming eligible to vote.
Women, which is half of the population, were always expected to become a housewife and not to work. They were expected to stay home and take care of the children and clean the house as well as go to different social gatherings in the neighborhood. Women were expected to always travel together or at least in the presence of another man, but never alone. So when women entered the workforce in world war two to fill the gap that men left when going to war there was much conflict. The image of the power of women was put behind “Rosie the Riveter” and women slowly became able to stay in the workforce. However, They were not payed as much as men and even in today’s society that is still