Hardwork and Dedication, A Women's Life

Women have fought over the years to put their opinions into action. From the late 1700s to the earl 2000s, women have fought their way into this country. It first started in the 1770s, women joined in for a strike against Britain. They rioted against tea and even sewing thread. Many years passed by and we come upon the year of 1848. Women began to realize that they were looked down upon even more as these years passed by. They were given fewer rights than men. They were not allowed to vote and their opinion was worthless to the world. But, Elizabeth Stanton and Lucretia Mott launched the first women’s suffrage meeting in the U.S. They argued for their rights and explain that they were not being treated fairly or equally. They made a declaration which in it they expressed their views and opinions on what they had been feeling and seeing over the years and now. Women were later allowed to vote in the 1920s. Americans generated the 19th amendment, which allowed them to do what they could not for so long. In 1972-1982, women were still unsatisfied with their lack of inequality. They were working hard, but not receiving the respect in which they most certainly deserved. Women wanted to be treated equally to men, so they passed an Equal Rights Amendment. Women all over the country supported this decision, but men feared that women would become too powerful. They turned down the amendment. Many women have achieved strong positions in this nation. They had major contributions to political, social, and economical structures here today. Women are a great contribution to who we are and things that we have experienced to this day. Being women in this world can sometimes be difficult, but you begin to learn that not all things start out easy. With handwork and dedication, there might just be hope in the looking.