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Women in North American colonies
Women in ealry colonial America had very little rights and were expected to raise children while working in the home. Women during this time were married at an earlier age and bore large number of children because they needed children to help around the farm. -
The Republican Motherhood
The "Republican motherhood" was womens roles during and after the American Revolution. Also the idea of an educated women became known as the "Republican Motherhood" , because women were the primary caretakers who educated the children. -
Women & the salem witch trials
In early colonial America many people of Salem, Massachusetts were frightened that many young girls where bewitched. A series of hearings were held for the people accussed of being witches. This all came to be in 1692 when many young maidens were behaving strangly and screaming hysterically. As a result of these trials man and women were put to death. Women at the time where consider weaker, so it was easier to blame them for committing sins. -
Daughters of liberty
Since women often purchased consumer goods for the home, the Daughters of Liberty became instrumental in upholding the boycott, particularly where tea was concerned. The most zealous Daughters of Liberty refused to accept gentleman callers for themselves or their daughters who were not sympathetic to the patriot cause. They were basically the main leaders of the boycotts and the organizers of the whole thing. -
Temperance Movement
The Temperance movement was created by women in order to ban the consumption of alcohol. People blamed the consumption of alcohol on America's problems. The Temperance movement adovacted complete abstinence from alcohol. -
Seneca Falls Convention
The first convention where women talk about their rights. They put a little twist on the Declaration of Independence. Instead it was called Declaration of Sentiments, Grievances, and Resolutions. The host of this convention was Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott. -
Women during reconstruction
1865-1877 Women became head of households as a result of husbands dead or absent due to the war. The civil war opened doors for women. As a result of the war women assumed jobs in factories, nurses in battlefield, volunteering at veterans' hospitals, working in fields and also served as head of household. -
Women & the triangular shirtwaist factory
While women were working in the textile industry, factories where unsafe. Due to the trinagular shirtwaist factory fire in New York City a series of laws and regulations where developed to protect factory workers. Most of the workers of the triangular shirtwaist where young women. -
Woman Suffrage Parade of 1913
The woman suffrage parade of 1913 was the first suffragist parade in Washington D.C. The parade was organized by Alice Paul for the National woman suffrage association. The march was schedueled on the day of president Wilson's inaguration to bring to his attention the women's suffrage movement. -
Women's Roles during the Progressive Era
1890s-1920s Women in the Progressive Era achieved many important reforms such as the 19th amendment.Also women found jobs in factories or as secretaries. This was a huge change, going from being a domesticated woman to having jobs on the work force. -
The National Woman's party
The National Woman's Party (NWP) was an American Women's organization created by Alice Paul and Lucy Burns to fight for women's suffrage. The primary goal of the NWP was to secure the passage of a constitutional amendment to ensure women's suffrage. The organization practiced silent protested called silent sentinels. -
Silent sentinels
The silent sentinels were a group of women in favor of women's suffrage. This nonviolent protests where organized by Alice Paul and the National Woman's party. The protest to place in front of white house during Woodrow Wilson's presidency to bring to his attention women's suffrage. -
World War I
During this era, women supported the war efforts in many ways. They sent relief supplies to Europe as well as many other women groups sent delegations to Europe to provide relief supplies for American soldiers. During the war, many served in the navy, marines, as nurses. Women’s war work increased support for woman suffrage and contributed to the passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920. -
Women in the 19th century
By the 19th century the role of women had completely changed; women would get married later, premarital sex was common, and women also wore more provocative clothing. Women during this time became known a flappers for their short styled hair, short skirts and their "unladylike" manners. -
Women suffragist
Women's suffrage was the efforts to gain voting rights for women and to gain equal civil rights for women. Many women like Alice Paul and Lucy Burns organized nonviolent protest for women's rights. -
The 19th Amendment
After a long fight for the right to vote; the 19th Amendment was passed granting women the right to vote. Women where able to acheive the right to vote through the work of the women's suffrage movement. -
Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt was the first lady when Franklin D. Rooselvet was president.She became known as a great feminis activist and join the League of Women Voters. -
Women during WWII
During World War II, many women were called to take the jobs the man left behind from war. Women started working in many different jobs such as making weapons, building airplanes, and ect. Women finally worked outside their homes and were considered as important people -
NOW
This organization was founded by Betty Friedan and helped with discrimination against genders. NOW has also worked to promote occupational opportunities for women and has supported legislative proposals that would guarantee women equality with men. -
ERA
Women searched to strengthen their rights by amending the consitution. The congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment which would bar states and the federal government from discriminating on the basis of sex. This soon died during the 1980s. -
Women's controversial right to have abortions
During the Roe v. Wade, the supreme court decided that women had the right to abort a child or not.The health of the mother and “viability” of the child to survive outside the womb were taken into consideration in the decision.
