Thursday, September 17, 2009

Women & Political Power (p. 64-65)

Suffrage PosterThroughout the history of the United States women have had a surprising amount of influence despite the fact that they were denied rights. It took many acts for women to gain these rights and the respect that they deserved. In the 1770s, during the revolutionary war, women helped in the fight against Britain. They boycotted tea and other British products. Sarah Morris Muffin spun her own thread instead of using British thread. The first copy of the Declaration of Independence was printed by a woman, Mary Goddard.
In 1848, women started taking a stand against their unequal treatment. Two women, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, led the first women's suffrage movement in the United States. This movement began at the Seneca Falls conference in Seneca Falls, New York. Unfortunately, women did not get suffrage until 1920, when the united states adopted the 19th amendment.
Although women got suffrage in the 1920s the discrimination did not stop. From 1972 to 1982 women tried to pass the Equal Rights Amendment which ensured the same social and economical rights as men. The ERA was not passed due to many people's fear of unwanted change. Today equal benefits for men and women is not a problem in the United States, but still haunts many other countries around the world.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dPF0SGh_PQ

15 comments:

Paul said...

Good job, interesting facts, and nice pictures.

Brooke said...

Great work. It was to the point and the pictures helped to break it up more. The youtube link was a good idea as well.

Derek said...

The pictures and YouTube link were creative ideas that set your posting apart. Discussing some of the specific contributions by women was an important addition as well. Good job.

yUli said...

Good job. I like the pictures, and the way you summary this topic.

Holt B said...

The pictures help a lot to illustrate the points you were trying to make. There are plenty of dates and facts in this blog. Good job.

Vivek said...

Good job for summarizing the history of women's rights in the United States. I had no idea about the Equal Rights Amendment. I am sure that there is still much job discrimination in the States, and am curious as to where the women's rights movement will go in the future.

Kelsey said...

Good job on making your posting clear and precise. The timeline of women's struggles for civil and political rights was well stated.

Matt said...
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cradlo said...

Nice job. The first thing that stands out is the pictures. The pictures aren't just random pictures. They go with the text well.

Micaela said...

I really liked the visuals, they were very good. I also liked all the facts it was very good, how you put the different women that helped and all the dates. it was well done.

Kiki G said...

The information was really well written out. Also the picture makes the reading easier to understand

Cody said...

Its good to see that the work paid off and women were granted equal rights

Andrew said...

This was very nicely summarized, you packed it into a pretty small amount of space. The pictures were very representative of the attitude at the time.

yeahitsjim! said...

The pictures really help the understanding of your content. having a picture of Mary Goddard is unique and creative.

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