2010年11月14日星期日

Early Suffragists in American history

Source:http://www.thewildwest.org/cowboys/wildwestlegendarywomen/208-womensuffrage
                                                                                                              ---The Wild West

   The United States known as the land of equality and freedom, but is it true? In the early United States, the rights between of women and men are unequal. Men can participate in politics, can enjoy their right to vote, but women can’t. Women just stay at home cooking and laundry for her husband, education of their son. Even, women not allow receive higher education. The first women's movement was broke out at the United States in 1848. They want justice for their rights. At this point, the relationship between men and women become very complicated. They all have their opinions .The final victory is still belong women. Since then, women have power, they can vote. The success of the women's movement is it for women's life opens a new era and give the United States made a historic contribution for equality. Alice Paul is a activists person in this movement. She even if imprisonment doesn’t feel unworthy to fight for women right. After her release from prison also insisted the cause. She’s efforts eventually by the end of the 19th amendment issued. From these women, we are obviously know that the importance of equality for them and equal access a great power to women to fright. Now, although there is a degree in politics, women's status, but the absolute equality of men and women still can’t be achieved.

"Women's suffrage represents the first stage in the demand for political equality - the right of women to vote in political elections."


Images source:http://history.research.glam.ac.uk/news/en/2007/dec/20/research-womens-liberation-movement-wins-funding-l/     -----University of Glamorgan

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