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WOMENS RIGHTS

WOMENS RIGHTS. :The evolution of rights . Research question. In what ways has women's rights evolved from the 19 th to the 20 th century? . WOMENS ROLE IN THE 1800S education .

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WOMENS RIGHTS

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  1. WOMENS RIGHTS :The evolution of rights

  2. Research question • In what ways has women's • rights evolved from the 19th • to the 20th century?

  3. WOMENS ROLE IN THE 1800Seducation • In the 1800s women were not encouraged to obtain an education and were prohibited from any level of higher education. Women were seen to be good for only cooking, cleaning and providing for the family.

  4. education • Wesleyan College is a private four-year liberal arts college for women located in Macon GA. It was the first college to grant women the opportunity to earn a degree. It was founded in 1836. • In 1837 Oberlin College admitted its first group of women, Caroline Mary Rudd, Elizabeth Prall, Mary Hosford, and Mary Fletcher Kellogg to attend a coeducational university. • 3 out of 4 graduated in 1841 with a Associates degree.

  5. wesleyan college

  6. Oberlin College

  7. Work place • Women in the 1800s were not allowed to work in the same places that men were permitted to work in. There role was known to be inside of the home. After the industrial revolution women began to change this and started to work in factories. The industrial revolution played a major role in the change of women's role in the workplace. Woman gained a low wage but were thankful to even be getting paid for there labor at first. Woman having money period gave them a sense of independence. They felt that they finally had the opportunity to be responsible and make their own decisions.

  8. Workplace • Eventually women begin to get fed up and started to protest. They went on strike and began developing petitions and giving speeches. • In 1872 congress passed the equal pay for equal work law.

  9. Voting rights • Woman didn’t have the right to vote because they were known to be inferior to men and weren’t intellectually capable to make political decisions. Woman were so trained in the home they were believed to be verbally incapable to speak out in public.

  10. Voting rights • In 1878, a constitutional amendment was proposed that provided "The right of citizens to vote shall not be abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.“ • In 1920 the 19thamendment was passed giving women the right to vote.

  11. Susan b. Anthony • Susan B. Anthony dedicated her life to the woman suffrage movement. Her accomplishments paved the way for the passing of the 19th amendment. • ”Woman must not depend upon the protection of man, but must be taught to protect herself”

  12. Sojourner Truth • Sojourner Truth also became an empowering women during the woman’s rights movement. She was know for her speeches and her leadership to help gain woman there rights. She was an activist for the women's suffrage movement. One of her most famous speeches is “aint I a women” given at the Women's Convention in Ohio on May 29, 1851. • http://youtu.be/mM4JjuQeqDA

  13. Thesis • Because of women’s contribution to society, we gained the right to vote, the right to an education and equality in the workplace, and continue to help our country grow economically, politically and socially.

  14. Reason for selecting topic • I selected this topic because as a African American Women in America I think it is important to know the struggle it took to get me were I am today. This can humble me as a person to exercise my rights to my full advantage.

  15. What did I learn? • Throughout my research I came to realize that the women's suffrage movement is a movement that is not recognized enough. In history this is a subject that many people just skip over and don’t really understand the brutal treatment women had to endure. Not only did we have to overcome slavery but then we had the fight again men as well. Women have came along way in history to become independent and have a sense of individuality and I think that has had a impact on our generation today.

  16. Work Cited • Ted Marten, eHow, "Leaders in the Women's Rights Movement." Last modified 2013. Accessed March 6, 2013. http://www.ehow.com/list_6318744_leaders-women_s-rights-movement.html • Paul P Reuben, "Chapter 4: The Women's Rights Movement." PAL: Perspectives in American Literature- A Research and Reference Guide. http://www.csustan.edu/english/reuben/pal/chap4/suffrage.html • Suzanne Uttaro Samuels, Fetal Rights, Women's Rights : Gender Equality in the Workplace,(University of Wisconsin Press, 1995. eBook Collection). • Ellen Carol DuBois, Woman Suffrage and Women's Rights. (New York University Press, 1998. eBook Collection). • Monica Cousins Noraian, Women's Rights, Racial Integration, And Education From 1850-1920: the Case of Sarah Raymond, the First Female Superintendent, (New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan,2009).

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