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The Future Of Women's Rights

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Women’s Rights: The inevitable future

Let me start by saying this is a subject near and dear to me, because I am a woman and have never really had the chance to explore this topic and all of the various events that occurred to bring women to where they are today. Both women and men alike should research this topic so they understand the importance of the events that took place for women’s rights. What are women’s rights? Women’s Rights are “legal, political, and social rights for women that are equal to those of men.” (Merriam-Webster) In 1848, the first Women’s Rights convention was held in Seneca Falls, New York. Two days of long debates and discussions took place; finally sixty-eight (68) women and thirty-two (32) men signed the Declaration …show more content…

Pierre Ruffin, Mary Church Terrell, and Anna Julia Cooper. This association of women was a collective mix of African-American educators, community leaders, and avid civil-rights activist. After the 19th Amendment was passed, in 1921, Margaret Sanger founded the American Birth Control League, which gives the women the right to decide whether or not to become pregnant. This was a huge change from the way families were started in the past, now a woman had a choice how revolutionary is that! Then years later in 1960, the Food and Drug Administration approved birth control pills. On the flip side of having the choice, women that did chose to become mothers, were finally protected against discrimination in the work place, which also included fair hiring, paid maternity leave, and affordable child care. (digitalhistory.edu) These are just a few highlights within the timeline of Women’s Rights, as you can see Susan B. Anthony was a huge influence and was a strong woman that never gave up on what she believed …show more content…

More and more they started living on their own outside their parents homes, began working to earn a wage to support themselves, and create groups to support one another and live independently. The right to vote, the right of choice, the right of independence all came from women that were not afraid to fight for what they believed in. Nor give up on what their hearts truly desired. So with that being said, even though some people think women should still belong in the home, they should be treated equally because they can accomplish great things by going against the grain to fight for their

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