Content Response 6

During the women suffrage movement there was unfair rights between both male and female. Basically both genders didn’t have equal rights which I feel like it’s not fair because they both should have the same rights. Another thing I wanted to point out is that they didn’t have the right to vote and it affect them in many ways. This tells us that it was affecting society because of the decisions that were being made when this was happen. One hundred Years toward Suffrage: An Overview listed a timeline form the years 1776 through 1923. One of year’s that stood out to me was in the year 1844 because to me it telling me that women were willing to get what they wanted. In ‘One hundred Years toward Suffrage: An Overview’ states that “Female textile workers in Massachusetts organize the Lowell Female Labor Reform Association (LFLRA) and demand a 10-hour workday. This was one of the first permanent labor associations for working women in the United States”. Further more this also tells me that during that time these women didn’t just sit back and expect a change to happen instead they spoke up for themselves and got what they wanted. While I was watching the video Susan B Anthony was mention and she is a women who joined women’s suffrage movement in the 1900’s I believe. The women suffrage movement really was about fighting to have the right to vote in the United States. In my opinion. I think everyone deserves to have their own opinion being heard by others and it shouldn’t be certain people, everyone deserves to have equal rights. This specific main issue tells me that the government was not making a change or at least trying at first, but in 1923 the national woman’s party propose to eliminate equal rights amendment. Then in 1965 all African american were allow to fully vote.

In my opinion I think women back then did the right to vote and it also helped them by their voices being heard. Going back to the timeline which was ‘One Hundred Years toward Suffrage: An overview’ states, “1837 The first National Female Anti-Slavery Society convention meets in New York City.” I guess we can say this is important to the movement because it was were they meet up and the first meeting being held. If I’m not mistaking I think that discrimination was another big part of the this specific issues because only certain were allow to vote. Also women weren’t being payed equally and being able to have their own control of there own body. Two other things that I remember from my history class in high school was having custody for their children and equality with their marriage. Having custody for your child is something all mother’s should have at all time’s and yes father too. If the mother shows that she’s capable of being responsible for their children then they should stay with them but obviously if they see that problems are occurring that’s when you know you should seek help.

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