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…other people. So both men and women should be fighting to defend these rights. One place, though, where there is not equality is in the military. Women are allowed to enlist in the military, but they are not allowed to go into combat. If a woman desires…

…of rights and privileges, but she is a person in matters of pains and penalties." This gave women second class citizenship. Women were not recognized as equals to men, even though the expectations of women were such that the work load was equal if not greater…

…Countless atrocities occurred in the United States while black men and women were fighting for their rights as American citizens. At the turn of the century in the year 1900, there were over 100 recorded lynchings. In the 29-year span between 1889…

…Women and the Workforce Traditional roles and attitudes: The role an status of women in our society has changed markedly over the last 150 years. Previously, women had very few legal rights an most societies placed women in an inferior position…

…condemned Taliban’s crimes against women and the have been saying that in a country where so many people have no rights will create international instability. The organization opposes to widespread air strikes but also negotiations with the Taliban. They believe…

…that woman in combat is more than just about women’s rights and morals. He convinces his readers that women in combat are about the ability to make dreams come true is what really matters. By doing so, he is paving the way for many other men and women to speak…

…Aren’t You Glad You’re Not a Woman? Throughout time, the majority of women have been held as inferior. Today even with our entire equal rights legislation; women are still second-class citizens, looked down upon and are treated very poorly. In Margaret…

…Islam came at a time when women all over the world were being oppressed and exploited. The most any society would accord the woman was to admit that she was part of the human race. They never admitted her dignity or gave her rights and responsibilities…

…minorities, and women continued to be deprived of some of the most elementary right of citizenship. During the Reconstruction, after the end of the Civil War, the Fourteenth Amendment was passed in 1868, making blacks citizens and promised them the "equal…

…The women’s suffrage movement began in Seneca Falls, New York during a convention on the rights of women. Seneca Falls was a progressive town but even here, Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s call for suffrage was controversial. Voting and politics were seen…