... until the foetus was viable, this was not considered wholly satisfactory but as time went on public opinion changed and abortions were made legal in both countries. The campaign for the vote was to gain political representation in both countries. Before 1918 (when women over 30 ... of passive campaigning didn't inspire many other women to join. The WSPU changed this. The Women's Social and Political Union used violence as well as desecrating public and private property to make their voice heard. This worked to some extent because much media coverage was given, but also their increasingly...

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... effect was during the Civil rights movement. Civil rights are freedoms and rights guaranteed to a member of a community, state, or nation. Freedom of speech, of the press, of religion, and of fair and equal treatment are the basic civil rights. The constitution of the United States contains a Bill of Rights that describes simple liberties and rights insured to every person in the United States. Although the Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments ... and the Economic Opportunity Act, which launched the program called the War on Poverty. Johnson was especially skillful in securing a s...

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... was so convincing and eloquently truthful, that subsequent reaction from his followers caused congressional action to: 1. Inaugurate the opening of Black officer training schools. 2. Bring forth legal action against lynchers. 3. Set up a federal work plan for returning veterans. His literary bullets never stopped firing. They ... and from similar clashes that he finally resigned the chairmanship of the board and was replaced by Joel Spingarn."" After early worries about its constitutionality, the NAACP and The Crisis strongly supported the federal Dyer Bill, which would have punished thos...

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