Their leader Frances Willard believed women should drop the title of being weak and dependent in order to fully enter society in a way to make a change. While in the beginning the movement was not as progressive due to white women believing they were the ones entitled to the same rights of men it soon began to include all women not just white women thus making it completely
The women's rights movement was very important to women in the 1800’s. Women were fighting to gain momentum in society and gender equality. Women wanted to have the same rights as men did and the same power because they were getting tired of how their lives were being unfairly treated in society. All women wanted was to be allowed to live life in an atmosphere of religious freedom, having a voice in the government, and living free of lifelong enslavement by another person. Since women were treated poorly since the time period of the American Revolution, when the patriots fought to win their freedom from tyranny, women thought it was unfair since they hadn't gained freedom for themselves.
To the Women’s Liberation Movement, freedom meant that they could be seen as equal to a man, taking control of their bodies, and breaking gender roles placed by society. For women freedom meant equality. Women did not wish to be above or below men, they wanted to be equal. During the 1960’s women were viewed as the weaker link.
During this decade women started to go beyond the job restrictions set by men. Women were expected to stay at home and tend to the children, clean the house, and cook for their family yet they soon
Women were able to join the workforce since there was an increased need for workers while most men were out fighting in war. In a photograph in Washington in 1919 we can see women lined up with working attire as they work on the construction of a ship. (Doc. 3A) This is significant because we see that they are able to contribute and work, demonstrating a shift in what their roles were considered to be. The idea that women were meant to be nothing more than housewives were discarded after the increased need for workers.
Throughout history women have struggled to gain their rights. Ever since Adam and Eve, Eve was always the one making mistakes. American history regarding women is a shameful one, for women have been suppressed since the beginning. In the 1600s puritans traveled to america to gain freedom, but they suppressed their women as much as possible.
Women in the workforce was unfathomable before World War II. At the start of this war, women were left at home while men went off to war for fight for their country. With all the men gone, jobs usually performed by them were given to the women as a way to keep them involved. Without women, work production would’ve slowed down a lot and men in the army wouldn't have had the resources needed to succeed. When first starting out, most men were hostile towards the women and didn’t want them slowing down production.
The women of this movement were fighting for something they believed they deserve. Because of the Seneca Falls Convention and the Declaration of Sentiments and Resolution, women were able to express their own opinions. The women’s rights movement led to many different events, impacted other countries, and created a new amendment. The feminist efforts in the mid 1800s were successful enough to allow women to take on occupations and educations they weren’t able to obtain
While factory work became more popular within the working class, more stereotypical gender roles were created for the middle class, the bourgeoisie. For example, men should work for the family in order to provide shelter and money. Comparably, women should stay at home and tend the children and provide food. However, even though the work was split there were still numerous disparities politically. As stated in Document 2, women decided to form unions and work together in order to gain the same rights as the men, these women were called feminists.
The 1960's were the beginning of social rebellions, like, women's rights movements and the Civil Rights Movement. Women in positions of authority were perceived as manipulators and castrators. For example, one of the most controversial points McMurphy makes in the book is the fear of women, and the women in the book are constantly described as threatening and terrifying figures. Most of the patients have been damaged by relationships with overpowering women. Chief's mom is portrayed as a castrating woman.
Older times were not always the best and most people back then had it harder than those today. “To fill the gap left by a generation of fighting men, more than a million women took the chance to join the workforce…,” according to Kate Adie. Before the 1900s, women tended to household chores and stayed home to watch the children rather than being in the workforce because those jobs were for men only; however, they were fighting for equality and wanted to join the workforce. Once World War One began women were the only ones around to be in the workforce because all the men were off fighting in the war. Women in the 1960’s fought hard to get their rights in the workforce and were successful at doing so.
The arguments of the women's movements was revolutionary because they had taken an older document and modified it to fit the current time period. This document shows how unequal woman are treated and how they aren't getting their unalienable rights that men get. This point is important due to the fact that these woman used the founding father ideals of our country to support their movement. They used the Declaration of Independence to show that they meant man as man kind, not just men. This changed the mindset of at least 100 men and woman so much they decided to compose and sign the declaration of sediment.
Older times were not always the best and most people back then had it harder than those today. “To fill the gap left by a generation of fighting men, more than a million women took the chance to join the workforce…,” according to Kate Adie. Before the 1900s, women tended to household chores and stayed home to watch the children rather than being in the workforce because those jobs were for men only; however, they were fighting for equality and wanted to join the workforce. Once World War One began women were the only ones around to be in the workforce because all the men were off fighting in the war. Women in the 1960’s fought hard to get their rights in the workforce and were successful at doing so.
Also, women should work in place with has little responsibility in it. Moreover, women can not work or be doctor for example because they are not welcome in such school and to be doctor you should spend all your day working and that women can not do because they have house and children (first article). So because of that in 1960 only 6% of women are doctor, 3% as lawyers, and less that 1% as an engineering (web) So the movement has many goals. One of them is to dismantling workplace inequality.
The women’s movement strike is about equal opportunity for women. These women came together with a common cause from more than 40 countries. They protested by not going to work even though some may not get paid. They are doing this to highlight women’s power within global economies. 80% of women do the grocery shopping in their household.
