Second Amendment And Women's Rights

19th Amendment Changes Lives! Article by Sophie Champ ​Breaking news for the first time ever women have the ability to vote! This is a huge step for women 's equality throughout the world. After much fighting and arguing for rights, women have come a long way and are very proud of their achievements. After years and years of battling the men who lead the government, the 19th amendment has been ratified.

However, this incident did not stop Anthony from achieving her goal. Anthony continued to fight for the rights the American women deserved. Anthony’s perseverance contributed greatly to the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment, which granted women their right to vote. Susan B. Anthony, born on February 5, 1820 in Adams, Massachusetts, always had an interest in social equality issues, like her parents, Daniel Anthony and Lucy Read Anthony. In addition to her parents influence on Anthony’s interest, Anthony experienced unjust treatments since she was a little child.

This passage becomes one of the main statements defining the term womanism discussed previously in the thesis. Walker supports and develops this term with the representation of the relation between Celie and Shug. Celie’s growth as a woman is visible in her relation with Shug Avery who teaches her how to enjoy life and to accept herself wholly. Some researchers support this argument by stating “Walker always emphasizes the importance of sisterhood in black women`s emancipation” (Singh & Guphta, 2010: 218). Shug introduces Celie to same-sex relationships and masturbation.

She is basically this incredible, feminist super-hero who travels this and other countries to help organize and lecture about issues around feminism, race and sex caste systems, gender roles, child abuse and non-violent conflict resolution among other important topics. At first, I just thought that Gloria Steinem was our generation’s feminist mother Theresa. That all her activism and

To do, say, and think in any way they please, and also to be treated equally no matter how this self-expression is actualized. A quote by Franklin D. Roosevelt, in his speech, The Four Freedoms says “This nation has placed its destiny in the hands and heads and hearts of its millions of free men and women.” As a woman, this may manifest in the ability to educate herself, be involved in sports, and clothe herself in any manner that pleases her. And there is another thing this woman might do, in between getting her degree and winning the State Championships. She might be emailing her congressman to support the fight for her rights. There is not a perfect state of equality in America, minorities are still climbing the mountain, still fighting tooth and nail for their rights.

Women in the West won the right to vote before the East because of separate gender’s jobs, daring role models, and the relaxed government of territories. After the migration of wayward families in the homestead era, the strength of all the members in the family was tested. Bob Boze Bell wrote,

These women fought for what they believed in, which brought Title IX into action. Title IX was signed by President Nixon on June 23, 1972, and it states that schools are required to take a series of steps to ensure equal opportunities for all student athletes. Since Title IX went up it has helped us by having an equal access to higher education, career education, equal access to academia, access to athletics, athletic scholarships for women, and most importantly it has increased self-confidence in girls. Title IX has made huge impact in female participation in sports. The number of college women competing in sports is now nearly five times the pre-Title IX rate.

“The focus of NCG is on building self-esteem and self-confidence, making friendships, teaching good sportsmanship, poise and public speaking and showing the importance of being involved in your community and charity. Any girl is welcome to compete.” (Joanne Oostveen). Despite what other people have to say, that beauty pageants have a positive impact on female adolescents. Beauty Pageants first became popular in the 1800s. They were created to give teens a chance to dress up and compete, something they would do anyway around their house, while learning important life skills.

They share the housework and enjoy their familial happiness. “She making some sheets. He take the baby, give it a kiss, chuck it under the chin.” (Walker 33) Sofia keeps her independent characteristics. But this kind of relationship of co-existence and mutual understanding is not allowed in that male dominated social system. Celie, who grew up experiencing only pain and maltreatment, being unconscious of her oppression, suggests to Harpo that he should beat Sofia to make her become subservient to him.

A women was expected to obey her father when her was young, then she is expected to be married in her 20s to start a family. She then spent the rest of her life to homemaking, she should not expect a lot from life. This is true in the past, but it is really a tragedy to all women. An American actor Bette Davis, who bravely express the her objection to gender inequality during the feminist movements in1900s, said “When a man gives his opinion, he 's a man. When a woman gives her opinion, she is a