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…equality between men and women. Other American women did not experience the freedom and respect Anthony did while growing up. She worked to change that disparity, by becoming a leader in the crusade for women's rights. Born in 1820 in a New England farmhouse…

…. The first Women's Conference was held in Seneca Falls, New York in 1848. It was there, three years later, that Susan B. Anthony met Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who had organized the 1848 convention. Together they led the women's rights movement for the next half…

…the right to an abortion. In addition, women have full control to make decisions concerning their bodies. From this standpoint, it is believed that life does not begin until birth. Pro-choice activists do not encourage abortion in any way. Rather…

…' (Kamen 23). When asked if women had achieved equality nearly everyone responded 'no'. The issues which provoked the strongest feelings were 'violence against women, secure abortion rights, and...equal pay for equal work'. Other issues included 'child care…

…' (Kamen 23). When asked if women had achieved equality nearly everyone responded 'no'. The issues which provoked the strongest feelings were 'violence against women, secure abortion rights, and...equal pay for equal work'. Other issues included 'child…

…be accorded rights equal to those of men, and that is there should be no discrimination, but also that women should be able to enjoy all their rights, which calls for the identification and elimination of obstacles other than those of a legal nature. Women are thus…

…problems and are more harshly judged for not doing so (261). A fourth and final aspect of discrimination against women in the U.S. workplace lies in the notion that they do not have equal right as men to be employed. The U.S. situation is not as extreme…

…against the patriarchal way of society. This all arose, primarily, after the second world war. Issues such as 'equal pay for equal work,' and married women's right to work, were the prime issues raised. A political scientist from England visited Australia…

…not be considered the Golden Age for women because they out numbered men 6 to 1. Women may have had a chance to pick and choose their spouse but who knows if the man they chose was the right one. Women also did not have the opportunity to get the same education as men…

…a desk unseen and usually unheard. As the United States of America was building, women for some reason were not treated like they should have been. Strong women like Sojourner Truth who stood up for what they knew was right. She was able to fight for all women…