Women’s suffrage was one of the most important issues the United States had in the 20th century. It included women’s revolution to gain their rights‚ where they fought hard for a good purpose‚ but the most important was the end of slavery. This battle caused the loss of human’s life for some and incarceration for others. This tragedy would have never happened if and only if women had an important voice in the society‚ had the right to work‚ and the right to vote. However‚ if women’s voices
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Before the Women’s Suffrage movement began‚ women faced hardships that would later motivate them to take a stand for women’s rights. Women were‚ at that time‚ being abused and mistreated by men and society‚ in order to gain what was necessary to survive during this time in American history. The industrial revolution had just swept the nation by surprise. The industrial revolution changed the process of production from hand tools and man labor‚ to power driven machinery. (Dublin). This change from
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To the Young Women of Malolos Jose Rizal’s legacy to Filipino women is embodied in his famous essay entitled‚ “To the Young Women of Malolos‚” where he addresses all kinds of women – mothers‚ wives‚ the unmarried‚ etc. and expresses everything that he wishes them to keep in mind. Jose Rizal was greatly impressed by the fighting spirit that the young women of Malolos had shown. In his letter‚ he expresses great joy and satisfaction over the battle they had fought. In this portion of Rizal’s letter
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Women’s Suffrage Up until 1920‚ the right for women to vote was up in arms. Men didn’t want women to vote because they saw women as the family care taker and they believed politics wasn’t a problem that women needed to deal with. From 1848 to 1920‚ women fought back with Women’s Suffrage Movements throughout the country. With continuous parades‚ speeches‚ and picketing attempts‚ the American Woman Suffrage Association proved to men that women can pull political weight. This led to the passing of
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century and more and more women in the United States and Great Britain were beginning to express their desires for the right to voice their opinions and cast their votes for who should govern and be in charge of their government. Switzerland had granted suffrage to women in 1971‚ while France‚ Germany‚ and Italy enfranchised women decades earlier (Abrams and Settle 292)‚ and now it was time for the American and British women to join the suffrage movement as well. Thousands of women petitioned‚ lobbied
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Before 1918 no women in the UK were allowed to vote in parliamentary elections. There were two main groups actively campaigning for women’s suffrage‚ the right to vote. The UK has had man of the same difficulties with equality that many developing nations are now struggling with. Although more developed than many other nations who will be involved in this discussion‚ the UK does not claim to be a perfect example of complete and total equality‚ and has specific women-related issues that it is currently
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because of persistence. Women’s suffragists of the early 1900’s understood the need to be resolute for the sake of their deprived right to vote. When World War I began in 1914‚ many suffrage organizations drifted their attention to supporting the war exertion‚ yet some suffragists remained to carry on the fight for suffrage. The ongoing fighters’ rises and downfalls during the WWI were displayed through the violence at their protests and their later imprisonment. As a woman suffragist‚ one had to accept
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Upon asking her to come home from the prison and leave behind the women leading the suffrage movement‚ her only response was to ask about her daughters. Senator Leighton replied that they missed her dearly and that he wanted to bring Emily home for the girls’ sake. Emily retorted‚ “They are the only reason I am here”. This quote demonstrates the point of view that women of the upper-class had during the movement for women’s suffrage. Emily lived an extremely comfortable lifestyle with little other
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right to vote. Suffrage rocked the masculine mystique that held women under the perception of the fair sex‚ which disabled them to make important decisions politically‚ which influenced American government. However‚ in 1920 that mystique was shattered when women were granted the right to vote and given a voice in shaping the nation. This new group of voters was now influencing the 1924 presidential‚ state‚ and local elections. Men in the United States held social perceptions of women that influenced
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Women have been pushing to be treated equally for a long time. This problem has always haunted america’s past‚ present‚ and future. It took a organization of women to do something about it. The women’s suffrage movement was a movement that was formed when women were not allowed to vote‚ or be treated equally. The women’s suffrage movement happened not just in the United States but also in Europe and other countries. Once women from other countries seen women were sick of being treated any type of
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