Women in the Military
Blake Bynum
History 105-07
Final Research Paper
Women in the Military
Women roles within the military have been a topic for discussion or a debatable topic for quite some time. Like all arguments, there are two sides; the first side consists of those who support women having equal rights in the military with the alternative being those who do not. For as long as a military has existed those who supported male supremacy have had a hold on women's rights within the military, but as time goes on those people are losing their grip. The arguments that these people have been using are becoming outdated and are simply proven wrong, sexist, and unequal. As time goes on women are finding more equality within the United States Armed Forces, which brings about the questions of how unequal is the military today and why aren’t things changing faster?
When it comes to being in a war women in the United States have seemingly always had jobs to do; however, there was only a specific amount of things that women were able to do to contribute. Women were restricted to duties that resembled those of a housewife. According to An Oxford Companion to the Romantic Age women’s roles during the American Revolution consisted of “buying and sending of uniforms for the troops, in the making of flags and banners for the volunteers, and in the raising of public subscriptions.” Women also worked in the hospitals as nurses to care for the wounded soldiers, Florence Nightingale being one of the first. Although these duties were and are still important and necessary women were restricted to these jobs and only these jobs. Women were not allowed to participate in any combat, or combat like activity; reasoning for this however is somewhat unknown. Yes, it is believed that women had household duties, such as cooking, cleaning and taking care of the children and these things are necessary but this is just an example of stereotypes in a male dominant society, the men work while the women stay at
History 105-07
Final Research Paper
Women in the Military
Women roles within the military have been a topic for discussion or a debatable topic for quite some time. Like all arguments, there are two sides; the first side consists of those who support women having equal rights in the military with the alternative being those who do not. For as long as a military has existed those who supported male supremacy have had a hold on women's rights within the military, but as time goes on those people are losing their grip. The arguments that these people have been using are becoming outdated and are simply proven wrong, sexist, and unequal. As time goes on women are finding more equality within the United States Armed Forces, which brings about the questions of how unequal is the military today and why aren’t things changing faster?
When it comes to being in a war women in the United States have seemingly always had jobs to do; however, there was only a specific amount of things that women were able to do to contribute. Women were restricted to duties that resembled those of a housewife. According to An Oxford Companion to the Romantic Age women’s roles during the American Revolution consisted of “buying and sending of uniforms for the troops, in the making of flags and banners for the volunteers, and in the raising of public subscriptions.” Women also worked in the hospitals as nurses to care for the wounded soldiers, Florence Nightingale being one of the first. Although these duties were and are still important and necessary women were restricted to these jobs and only these jobs. Women were not allowed to participate in any combat, or combat like activity; reasoning for this however is somewhat unknown. Yes, it is believed that women had household duties, such as cooking, cleaning and taking care of the children and these things are necessary but this is just an example of stereotypes in a male dominant society, the men work while the women stay at