Iron Jawed Angels is a film about the Suffrage movement in the United States. The film tells the story of the fight for women’s right to vote, and features some of the most important figures in the Suffrage movement. The film begins with a brief history of the Suffrage movement. It then follows the story … Read more
There were particular women who worked tirelessly throughout their lives to obtain the right for women to vote, and they became some of the most important catalysts involved in the fight for the women’s suffrage from 1848 to 1920. Alice Paul was an American suffragist, women’s rights activist, and the main leader of the campaign … Read more
People in history gave their lives for you to receive certain rights today. They are said to be norms and morals, instead of rights in our current society. The thought of women outside the kitchen was unthinkable a couple years ago. Not only women but also certain racial groups and classes were suppressed as well. … Read more
In the 1800’s married women were treated unfair and unequal, and in this case inequality of all women, of all races, was very evident by the way women were merely property. State law governed in all states that married women were legal possessions rather than equal persons. Married women could not own any personal possession … Read more
Imagine not having the simple rights, not only as an American citizen, but as a human being. Women and blacks had no rights in this country. They could not vote, pick an educated career, or even have ownership of their children. Susan B. Anthony needed more, so she started fighting for the unheard voices of … Read more
Are women really inferior to men? Of course not, but this is the mindset that has been a part of the world since the beginning. For a long time, even women did not believe that they measured up to men. In her book Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen wrote, “A women, especially, if she have the … Read more