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Woman Suffrage Association American Woman Suffrage
1,059 wordsWoman suffrage is the right of women to vote. Today, women in nearly all countries have the same voting rights as men. But they did not begin to gain such rights until the early 1900 's, and they had to overcome strong opposition to get them. The men and women who supported the drive for woman suffrage were called suffragists. During colonial times, the right to vote was limited to adult males who owned property. Many people thought property owners had the strongest interest in good government a...
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Worker Bees Everyday Lives
1,264 wordsThe last Tsar of Russia abdicated the throne in February of 1917. With the fall of the old regime, many old gender barriers fell, as well. The period after the Bolsheviks rose to power was a time of many changes for all Russians, but none were more affected than the women of the time. Lenin, the leader of the Bolshevik party (later called the Communists) was greatly disturbed by the domestic enslavement of Soviet women, and almost immediately granted political equality for females throughout the...
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Susan B Anthony Gave Women
911 wordsAt the turn of the nineteenth century into the twentieth century women began to get the equality, most women were so desperately fighting for. Women wanted the right to be able to vote in the next election, work in establishments outside of their homes, own land, and to be independent from the traditional male chauvinistic society. Over the years it became a long, grueling, and frustrating task, fighting for their rights, especially for those who led the battles; like one woman, who could be con...
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World War Ii Susan B Anthony
1,642 wordsWorld POSTWAR WOMEN Postwar Women World War Two has often been described as a turning point in the battle for equality between men and women. From the beginning, women were always struggling to gain status, respect, and rights in their society. Prior to World War Two, a womans role in society was seen as someone who cooked, cleaned, and gave birth. The years during and following the war marked a turning point in the battle for equality. Women, for once, were being seen as individuals with capabi...
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Worker Bees Everyday Lives
1,291 wordsWomen In Post-Revolutionary Russia: The Opportunities And Women In Post-Revolutionary Russia: The Opportunities And Obstacles The last Tsar of Russia abdicated the throne in February of 1917. With the fall of the old regime, many old gender barriers fell, as well. The period after the Bolsheviks rose to power was a time of many changes for all Russians, but none were more affected than the women of the time. Lenin, the leader of the Bolshevik party (later called the Communists) was greatly distu...
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