working-class political movement calling for the extension of the franchise that emerged in the mid-1830s. Motivated by a sense of ‘betrayal’ by the actions of the Whig government and the impact of a deep economic depression between 1837 and 1842‚ it saw political reform as essential if the living and working conditions of working people were to be improved. The power of the spoken and written word played a central role in Chartism and the foremost demagogue of the movement was Feargus O’Connor‚
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provide for the men and women who were migrating on mass to urban areas where they could earn a decent wage working a job which needed‚ in most cases‚ very little skill. However‚ the urban setting also afforded individuals the opportunity to gather in great numbers to discuss issues and become more educated. One of the ways information became more
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Many women in the suffrage movement contributed to achieve women’s rights today‚ but some became leaders‚ being the driving force behind the revolution. One of the most important leaders in the women’s rights movements was Susan B. Anthony. As a child‚ her family was very active in reform movements‚ working for prohibition of alcohol and the anti-slavery movement. Growing older‚ she realized that she could help make a difference in how women were treated‚ and founded the National Women’s Suffrage
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representation‚” said by Abigail Adams‚ First Lady and advocate of women’s rights (Abigail Adams Quotes). In the past hundred years‚ women have accomplished more than anyone could imagine - from joining men in the work force to building multi-million dollar fashion industries. In each decade‚ the economy seems be a driving factor in the forward movement of women in politics and in the work force. The fashion of each decade is a reflection of their feeling
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teacher refused to teach her long division .Susan and her siblings started attending an education program which her father Daniel Anthony founded Susan was best known for fighting for women’s rights. Susan was part of the women’s suffrage movement . The women’s suffrage movement
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Do you agree with the view that the suffrage movement made ‘substantial progress’ during the first decade of the twentieth century? Source 13 is part of a speech made by Emmeline Pankhurst‚ who founded the WSPU‚ in 1908. It was delivered during her trial at Bow Street Magistrates Court in London; she had been arrested for obstruction caused during a suffragette demonstration. She was arrested on a number of occasions for using militancy. Her speech clearly shows that she felt there had been absolutely
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The Pittsburgh Women’s Movement “The term feminism can be used to describe a political‚ cultural or economic movement aimed at establishing equal rights and legal protection for women” (“History and Theory of Feminism‚ n.d.). “Feminism involves political and sociological theories and philosophies concerned with issues of gender difference‚ as well as a movement that advocates gender equality for women and campaigns for women’s rights and interests” (“History and Theory of Feminism‚ n.d.). In this
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Foundation Course 1 Human Rights‚ Gender and Environment Indian Women’s Movement Aparna Basu∗ The roots of the Indian women’s movement go back to the nineteenth century male social reformers who took up issues concerning women and started women’s organizations. Women started forming their own organization from the end of the nineteenth century first at the local and then at the national level. In the years before independence‚ the two main issues they took up were political rights and
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the present times we can see how strong and powerful women’s voices are in the United States‚ but if we look back in history in the 1800s we can see how this was not the case back then. A great women’s activist and the former of the women’s suffrage movement Susan B. Anthony worked hard to obtain women’s right to vote. She was born on February 15‚ 1820 in Adams‚ Massachusetts. She was raised in Quaker family that believed women’s were equal to men; and should be able to have the same rights even
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The 1960’s movement that consisted of presidential reform agendas and Supreme Court rulings is known as liberalism (Keene‚ 812). President Kennedy and Johnson were responsible for the creation of the Liberal Movement. They had views that were similar to Roosevelt’s and believed themselves to be heirs of the New Deal (Keene‚ 812). These two presidents focused on “desegregating the American military and securing federal funds for urban housing‚ education‚ and public works projects” (Keene‚ 812). Kennedy
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