The suffrage, labor rights, and the equal rights amendment are related to each other because these amendments were started by people who have protested and taken action to stop the abuse of their rights. Most of these movements took a lot of pain and suffering in order for their voices to be heard. All of these movements have one thing in common which was that they were protecting or giving rights to those who felt oppressed. The suffrage movement gave women a chance for their voices to be heard by men in power. The labor rights movement gave both men and women who are laborers the right to form unions and be protected under laws that prohibit mistreatment of workers.
Labor rights are also issues of gender justice because a lot of factory workers are women/children. Most companies that manufacture overseas hire workers who are mostly women. For instance, in the video, they explain that the garment industry has a lot of female workers. There are more women working in these inhumane conditions than men. They are also likely to get paid less and aren’t given basic rights. This doesn’t all mean that men in third-world countries aren’t going through the same situation.
I see a lot of these historical issues enacted in today’s society in many different ways. We look into the past for a lot of inspiration and I think these historical movements give a lot of our inspiration to today’s society. A lot of people speak out about issues and use different examples of these movements to show that one can actually accomplish what they are fighting for. Some fights still continue to go on. We may not be aware of it here but in another region of the world, there are people fighting for the same rights. I think these historical moments set an example of what happens when groups of people form an alliance with one another.
Hi Nicolas,
Most definitely, the concerns of sources, knowledge, explanation, impartiality, subject choice, and the specific problems of modern history are all key hurdles for historical study. It is important to understand that the “phenomenon of history” is not something that exists in the past and can be distinguished from the historian of today. Each statement is already history as soon as it is spoken. This understanding is crucial to the entire process of recreating the past, as it does not exist without reference to those who attempt to do so.
Hi Nicolas,
I agree with you on the issue of labor rights and gender justice because that video show mostly women working in these horrible conditions. I believe the reason for there being more men than women is because women want to support their children/families so they would do what it take to make ends meet.
Hey Nicolas,
I liked your point you made about how labor rights relate to women because “Most companies that manufacture overseas hire workers who are mostly women,” and then further related it to them having to work in inhumane conditions while being paid less. I don’t know how that fact about women working in the garment industry slipped my mind.
Women having to go through this and get paid the minimum should be a crime, even losing their Life was too much. Did you know There are still about 13 states that didn’t ratify have the equal rights amendments. Some of these states are places like Georgia, Florida , & Mississippi. I think they are trying to stop people from speaking up. Places like these need to rally up and try to ratify the ERA . `