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Declaration of Independence -Thomas Jefferson
Declaration of Independence was a huge turning stone in history. It talks about independence and freedom. It talks about how everyone should be equal. No one should be ruled by another person and there should not be any unfair judgment. -
Seneca Falls Convention
The first American Women’s Rights Convention was held in Seneca Falls, New York. Over two days, convention members discussed and ultimately adopted a “Declaration of Sentiments,” which described the unjust and unequal treatment of women and presented twelve “resolutions” demanding legal and cultural reform. This was the beginning of women's rights and how we got them. -
"Ain't I a Women" -Truth
Ain't I a Woman is about an African-American woman who is trying to make a point. She talks about how she is treated differently from everyone else because of her color and race. She says it is unfair and asks why people would do this. -
Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony one of the most visible leaders of the women’s suffrage movement. She traveled around the country delivering speeches in favor of women's suffrage. Anthony was good at strategy. Her discipline, energy, and ability to organize made her a strong and successful leader. -
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was an abolitionist, human rights activist and one of the first leaders of the women’s rights movement. Stanton worked closely with Susan B. Anthony for over 50 years to win the women’s right to vote. Her efforts helped bring about the passage of the 19th Amendment. -
Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Ida B. Wells-Barnett was also active for women's suffrage and critical of the larger women's suffrage movement for excluding Black women. -
Alice Paul
Alice Paul and Burns organized a protest parade in Washington, D.C., on March 3, 1913. An estimated 8,000 women turned out to march from the U.S. Capitol to the White House along Pennsylvania Avenue, with a reported half-million bystanders responding with both cheers and jeers that included verbal and physical attacks ignored by police. -
Carrie Chapman Catt
Carrie Chapman Catt (1859-1947) was a political strategist and visionary leader who devoted her life to the women’s rights cause and was a major force behind the passage of the 19th Amendment. -
Ratification of the 19th Amendment
The Nineteenth Amendment prohibits the United States and its states from denying the right to vote to citizens of the US based on sex. Giving women the right to vote. The amendment was the fruition of a decades-long movement for women's suffrage in the US. This was the result of protesting and political force from women all around the US. -
Equal Pay Act
The Equal Pay Act is a labor law that bans gender-based wage discrimination in the United States. The law mandates equal pay for equal work by forbidding employers from paying men and women different wages. The bill was one of the first laws in American history aimed at reducing gender discrimination in the workplace. -
"Testimony before the Senate" -Steinem
Testimony before the Senate is an article talking about Gloria Steinem an American feminist, journalist, author, and social-political activist. That on May 6th, 1970, Gloria Steinem stood before the Senate and delivered a speech, talking about the Equal Rights Amendment. -
Passage of Title IX
Title IX denies federally funded educational institutions from discriminating against students or employees based on sex. Nearly all schools must provide fair and equal treatment of the sexes in all areas, including athletics. Women could learn and not be discriminated against in a school or any educational institution. -
Roe v. Wade
Roe v. Wade was a legal way to get an abortion. The U.S. Supreme Court legalized the procedure across the United States. The court held that a woman’s right to an abortion was taken in the right to privacy protected by the 14th Amendment. Before abortion had been illegal throughout much of the US. You could be killed if you were caught doing it or having it done to you. -
"Women’s Suffrage" -HISTORY.COM EDITORS
An article talks about important women's rights activities and their importance. It talks about the major events that led up to the passing of the 19th Amendment. It goes into history and speaks about the battles and protests that happened. -
"Harvey Weinstein is my Monster" - Hayek
Harvey Weinstein is My Monster is an article about Hayek a famous actor being harrassed by a coworker. She was emotionally and physically abused because she was a woman. The man who did it told her that no one would believe her if she ever told anyone. -
The Gendered History of Human Computers - Clive Thompson
Women are dealing with harassment in a felid they more about than others. Women have been human calculators for a long time. Nowadays women are discriminated against and harassed about coding. -
The True Story of ‘Mrs. America’ - Jeanne Dorin McDowell
The women's rights movement was a complicated and drawn-out process. Some people didn’t want it to happen. A show was made after it called “Mrs.America”. -
"Barbie" -Ferrera
Barbie's movie is about Barbie, who is experiencing an existential crisis and must travel to the human world to understand herself and discover her true purpose. In the movie, it touches on the fact that women are treated differently than men. -
"women’s rights movement political and social movement" -Elinor Burkett
An article talks about the movement in its entirety. It talks about how the movement was very much frowned upon by men but some men did help. It talked about the protests and the people leading them.