Rough Draft By: Bella Swarr “Free a man to fight” was a popular slogan for working women during WWII. How did women contribute to the war? When the U.S. was attacked by Japan at Pearl Harbor‚ America decided it was time to join the war effort. This required men to leave work and home to fight for their country. Before the war‚ women who worked had “traditionally female” professions which were sewing‚ typing‚ and stay at home mothers raising their children. When war began‚ “quickie marriages became
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DEMOGRAPHY AND EDUCATION: HOW THE LEVELS OF EDUCATION BETWEEN WOMAN AFFECT THEIR AVERAGE AGE AT FIRST CHILDBIRTH. International Studies – Comparative Sociology – Group 55 100348278 1 Research question: Does a high percentage of completed tertiary education between woman aged 20-24 mean a delay in their average age at first childbirth? Hypothesis: The higher the % of woman over 15 with completed tertiary education -as their highest education level- in a country between 20-24 years‚ the higher their
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The Influence of Women on the Founding of America and Through 1877 Kelley Swatsenbarg Wayland Baptist University – San Antonio Center Mr. Thomas Gaj May 4‚ 2010 The Influence of Women on the Founding of America and Through 1877 Throughout the many years of history‚ women have always had some kind of influence over man. Whether it be coercing him‚ tricking him‚ or demanding of him‚ they changed the actions of men. Sometimes it has been completely unintentional; sometimes intentional
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racism; she did not give up her bus seat to a white man. This preceded to the Montgomery bus boycott against the city’s bus system which Martin Luther King Jr. led. Ida B. Wells was the first African American to file a suit against discrimination after she was denied a seat on a railroad car for being black. She also founded the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) in 1909 (???). During World War II‚ nearly 200‚000 women joined the Women’s Army Corps or WAVES (Women Accepted
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and now a days most people still believe African Americans shouldn’t have rights. Throughout history slavery was a tremendous problem in our society because many people believed it was normal. They were taking advantage of the African Americans and using them to do their house chores‚ taking care of their children and overall making the slaves do the impossible. They were treated very poorly and they were expected to work in unnecessary heat conditions. Some were expected to work long hours and weren’t
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INTRODUCTION African Americans have had a rough history since the 1600s. This is because white people went to Africa and captured Africans and brought them to North America. While they were in North America‚ they were treated horribly because of their skin color. For example‚ they raped the women‚ whipped them‚ killed them and kept them away from their family. These events took place in the south‚ but in 1861 the north and the president Abraham Lincoln didn’t agree with slavery. This started the
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Europeans negatively affected the lives of the Native Americans. The Indians’ contact with the settlers lead to displacement and death by means of disease and warfare. American Indians had a way of life that was not wasteful. They only used what nature
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“I think a lot of women said‚ screw that noise. ‘Cause they had a taste of freedom‚ they had a taste of making their own money‚ a taste of spending their own money‚ making their own decisions. I think the beginning of the women’s movement had its seeds right here in World War Two.” This quote said by Dellie Hahne‚ a former school teacher‚ shows people how strong and powerful these women were in World War II. During WWII‚ women were able to enter the workforce because most of the working men left
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million Africans were transported to the European colonies in the Americas. Of these‚ over 3.5 million were taken to Brazil. Brazil was the biggest importer of slaves and took in an even greater amount than the United States. What influence did these 3.5 million Africans have on Brazil? The international slave trade that took place from 1538-1888 changed Brazil’s culture profoundly. Many Of Brazil’s cultural identities derive from African descent such as some cuisines and musical rhythms. With an
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both parties their reasoning as to why they treated women this way‚ women were treated differently throughout the war by different groups of people. Examples of this include different societies having their own purposes for women. The English and Indians acted more civil towards women compared to the Irish. The Indians’ main purpose for women was to make clothes for trade profit. The Irish were more brutal and performed sexual acts against women during the war. The treatment of people during the 1600s
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