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…of these changes are due, in large part, to the acts of several different women. These women fought for many important things, such as; the right to vote, equality, and pay wages in the work place. We call these women pioneers. Unfortunately, in the past decade…

…The women’s struggle for equal rights has existed throughout American history. For thousands of years women had been denied of their rights and always been thought of as having a second-class role in society. Women were powerless and considered…

…drinking and the rights of women. The production and consumption of alcohol in the United States rose greatly in the early 1800s. The temperance movement was formed as a result of the growing popularity of drinking. The American Temperance Society pushed…

…to recognize their lack of rights and gender-discrimination present in society. Women have demanded affirmative action programs to open the doors previously closed to women in all arenas, and overcome the legacy of centuries of institutionalised discrimination…

…often spoke out or chatted with the teacher. Women feel unsure as to what their rights are. Also unsure as to how many hassles they are expected by society to put up with. Women are constantly given cues that they are in some way inferior. This conditioning…

…live and “address issues stemming from women’s socially defined reproduction roles.” In addition to the struggle to change existing laws and create new laws, they’re emphasizing the demand for more rights, new public policies, and more participation…

…such as Susan B. Anthony and Lucy Stone were both working towards the common goal of social change for women. Political, legal and social equality were subjects in women's rights conventions such as the first held at Seneca Falls in 1848 (Faragher 394). <Tab…

…. In 1848, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott and 300 other women and men held the first Women's Rights Convention at Seneca Falls. The Declaration of Sentiments, modeled after the Declaration of Independence, was presented and passed by the convention…

…independence, the desire to remove themselves from previous roles such as raising children was never instated. The promise of Jane Addams and other suffrages of the time fought to give women the right to vote in order to allow women the right to clean up politics…

…no rights. Sometimes, men and women alike were allowed multiple marriage partners. The man was required to pay a bride price to his fiancé’s family, preceding the marriage. Women in Arabia were not secluded, demonstrated by the fact that they were not forced…