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    The political party is an organization of people who share similar ideas about the way the country should be governed. Political parties perform important tasks in government. In fact, “political parties select candidates and check the other party. Political parties also inform the public. Most importantly, they organize the government” (Political Parties, n.d.). The history of U.S political parties begins with the Federalists and their opponents the Anti-Federalists who became the Democratic-Republicans

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    were not allowed to sit at the World Anti-Slavery Convention in London because they were female so they organized the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848. The Declaration of Sentiments, written by Stanton, talked about the need for equality among men and women, including voting rights. From there, the suffrage movement progressed. (Weatherford, 2000) Suffragettes fought for women's right to vote, but feminism included more than that. It included legal rights, financial independence and the relationship between

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    In their National Convention speech, both Michelle Obama and Melania Trump used rhetorical conventions to persuade the audience to elect their husbands as the next President of the United States. To begin with, both women use ethos to show the audience that their husbands are capable of becoming the next president. Both women build credibility on their husbands by voicing admirable qualities each of them have. For example, Michelle Obama states that Barack Obama is a very smart, caring, dignified

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    Introductory Paragraph: The focus of the first movement in the 1840s-60s concentrated mainly on women’s right to vote, while the focus of the second women’s movement in the 1960s-80s targeted the reduction of discrimination in the work force, education, civil rights, reproductive rights. Historically and traditionally, women’s role had been in the home as homemakers, mothers, and non-compensated laborers. The domesticity of women appeared to be a satisfactory balance with men who were viewed as the

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    Tracee Ellis Ross

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    It takes a very brave person to stand up and asked to be paid equally as a man. Tracee is proud to fight for women and herself. I am glad there are people out there that care about each other and equal rights. I think that it is totally fair that she wants to be paid the same as a person who does the same exact job as her. Tracee said that if she wasn’t paid equally, she would scale back her role in the show. Tracee also said that this was not a threat

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    Evolution of Gender Roles

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    all the privileges women could not have or do. Women did not have the right to vote, limited rights to property and divorce; it was as if men and women were living segregated lives as black and white people lived. Living in a home of double standards, I disagree with the idea of patriarchy, I

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    identification and establishment of women rights in all aspects of our lifes. Feminism’s history and development is a set of events, movements and discussions which lead to several successful reforms in favour of women. As centuries passed by, developments in Feminism took place; this is also the reason why women in today’s world have so many rights and have freedom. Thus, Feminism is a very integral part of world history as it played a role in defining women’s right and their position in this world.

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    Back in the early 1800’s women didn’t have many rights. Women mostly did things at home and took care of their children, and they were not allowed to vote. They were fed up with being treated like this so they took a stand and said ‘we don’t want to be treated like this anymore.’ Along with that he fought for education Horace Mann was huge factor that helped women get their rights. Women fought for their rights more than they wanted anything else. Many women suffered beatings from their husbands

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    Lucy Stone Thesis

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    the young women of today do not and can never know at what price their right to free speech and to speak at all in public has been earned.” - Lucy Stone. My peron did many things that not many women would think of doing because they were not allowed. She is the reason why you may know her would be for helping protect women’s rights; this was Lucy Stone. She has always been against things like slavery and fighting for women's rights since she was little but she only became world know once she was the

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    Women's Rights In 1848

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    accomplished day for the Women’s Rights Movement. The first women’s rights convention lead to the signing of the Declaration of Sentiments (“Women’s Rights Movement in the U.S. - Timeline of Key Events in the American Women’s Rights Movement” adapted from infoplease.com). This was the first step to a long and arduous journey for women’s rights. Despite the fact women’s treatment in society is not equal to that of men’s, no one can deny that women gained a myriad of rights since that momentous day

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