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REACTION PAPER ON THE MOVIE
REACTION PAPER ON THE MOVIE: “Iron Jawed Angels”

Administrative Law

Joy Ivee O. Ong, JD 2
Student

Atty. Judiel M. Pareja
Professor

Abstract

This paper tackles the significance and implications of the movie “Iron Jawed Angels” as regards to how women were viewed in the early 1900’s and the struggles that certain women had undergone in order for the female population to freely cast her vote in a male dominated society. The purpose of this paper is to depict an era when women were viewed no different from chattels whose main purpose was to serve men, and the courage that ladies like Paul and Burns mustered in order to pave the way of recognition of women’s rights and suffrage. On the same vein, this paper will emphasize the importance of suffrage which more often than not has been taken for granted by those bestowed with such privileges. It also tackles on the implications and exercise of suffrage in the Philippines. Lastly, the writer shall tackle those sovereigns who until now refuse to acknowledge the role that women play in the nation’s development and refuses to grant the right of suffrage to female populace.

Synopsis The picture narrates a story of two brave women, Alice Paul and Lucy Burns who devoted their life and work to fight for American Women’s right to vote. These two women led the National Women’s Party (NWP) which they formed after leaving the bigger organization, National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA). Paul and Burns movement was fired up by a parade which they organized while with NASA to whom Milholland, a labor lawyer served as a figure head, and later on played an important role in furthering NWP’s cause. After the said parade, where chaos erupted as some men violently expressed their sentiments, NAWSA gained a huge publicity which was despised by the NAWSA leaders. As Paul and Burns were accused of siphoning the funds, they decided to leave NAWSA and organize the NWP bringing with them some of the most



References: 1. Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted 10 December 1948 UNGA Res 217 A(III)(UDHR) art 5. 2. 1987 Philippine Constitution (Article 5). 3. Women’s suffrage in the Philippines, 2008. Retrieved from https://womensphere.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/womens-suffrage-in-the-philippines-71-years-after. 4. Petralba, Pepita Jane, Hornbook on International and Philippine Human Rights. Manila: Rex Book Store, 2013, p. 4 5. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, retrieved from http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/cedaw/cedaw.htm

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