... an unprecedented step, extended the seven-year deadline for ratification to ten years. Opponents of the ERA argued that a legal doctrine of equality threatened to erase the traditional differences between men and women and confuse the distinct roles that the sexes played in society. Phyllis Schlafly, the founder of STOP ERA, maintained that the ERA offered ... women no right or opportunity that they did not already possess. Grass-roots networks of conservative women supporters of Schlafly went to statehouses bearing baked goods as symbols of support for their traditional domestic roles....

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... an unprecedented step, extended the seven-year deadline for ratification to ten years. Opponents of the ERA argued that a legal doctrine of equality threatened to erase the traditional differences between men and women and confuse the distinct roles that the sexes played in society. Phyllis Schlafly, the founder of STOP ERA, maintained that the ERA offered ... women no right or opportunity that they did not already possess. Grass-roots networks of conservative women supporters of Schlafly went to statehouses bearing baked goods as symbols of support for their traditional domestic roles....

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... now seen equal to a man all because of the 19th amendment. Back then the traditional view of women was to stay at home mom, clean, raise children, and to help with the family farm. In the 1800s men were the one in power. In their homes, in the workplace, and everywhere else. After going through three amendments later and about 90 solid ... the right to vote, the fact that a married woman gave control of her property to her husband, the exclusion of women from the professions, and the nearly absolute legal control of women by men. (pg.305, Conlin) It showed the society, that women are no...

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... than men. Early American cultural beliefs allowed women only limited roles in society. Many people believed that women's natural roles were as mothers and wives. These people considered women to be better suited for childbearing and homemaking rather than for involvement in the public life of business or politics. Widespread belief that women were less intelligence than men led most societies to limit women's education ... to learning domestic skills. Well-educated, upper-class men controlled most positions of employment and power in society. During the early history of the United State...

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... to people of color but only males were allowed to vote. Equality was not reached yet. Even when the constitution now allows African American men to vote, some federal laws contracted such equality. For example, the grandfather clause only allowed people with no only white ancestry to vote. Some ... other minorities including homosexuals are frequently discriminated in society. Some of them are not treated equally to the white men under the constitutional law. Before the 19th amendment, women were discriminated under law by not obtaining the right to vote. More people had the right to vot...

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... With amendments requiring a 2/3 majority followed by a 3/4 ratification process, amending the Constitution proved difficult for reformers looking to further the cause of women and blacks. White males were the only viable people who could vote on these changes and many of their principles were deeply ingrained by ... Changing the minds of these legislators was one of the most pressing challenges of early American reforms hindering the democratic process and preventing women and blacks from earning equality for many years. Also, the white male majority in the Supreme Court prevented any j...

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... this country already in a great deal of debt, the fact that it is taking on more, is of great concern. However, what people need to see is that in the short term the federal government is taking on a large debt, but in the long run they could actually be gaining a large sum. What the U.S. is doing is not paying off these ... ...

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... . Being able to vote is a right that many people take for granted. And that's what defines our nation as a democracy. From what we have learned from history it seems that women and African Americans have fought for suffrage the most. Allowing everyone to vote did not appear over night with the ratification of the Constitution. The Articles of Confederation came to ... them to extend it to blacks. The Nineteenth Amendment provided a "constitutional basis for this major expansion of the electorate". Women had campaigned for suffrage in America since 1848. They found that convincing a major...

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... 's golden trumpet." He was not only admired for his ability to speak.. He was also admired by his physical appearance. Biographer Ralph Korngold once said that Phillips was : "Six feet tall, deep-chested, broad-shouldered and with a soldierly bearing. His complexion was ruddy. His reddish-brown hair waved back on a high, domed forehead. His gray-blue eyes, small and piercing, had ... God's side is a majority". He believed that "Immoral laws are doubtless void, and should not be obeyed"(Wendell net).Phillips also said "The best use of laws is to teach men to trample bad laws under their f...

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... For instance: What is the right to property without the right to protect it?- With that, it paved the way for growth of the women's rights movement. Soon after this convention, suffragists were ridiculed because of their bizarre idea to try to achieve their goal of political freedom. Elizabeth ... Avery Meriwether, from Tennesse, was one of the first women to lead the fight for America's approval to grant women their voting right. Meriwether struggled to persuade men as well as women to amend the constitution. Yet, she left Tennessee in 1883. Elizabeth Meriwether's sister ... were devel...

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... but it never passed congress. Today the Constitutional Equality Amendment (CEA) is proposed with hopes of passing congress and settling equal rights for women and gay & lesbian once in for all. Although history has taught us that it will not be an easy task, we just ... fought until it was introduced to the Congress in 1923. Then, it was held in Congress from 1923 to 1967. Until NOW (National Organization for Women) once again began the fight for equality. A few years later in 1972, it was passed by the Senate, but the ratification process lasted to ... 1982 because a series of extension...

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... the main creator of the Declaration of Independence, intended to encapsulate "an expression of the American mind" (class notes) in that famous document. The statement that, "all men are created equal" (class notes), entails that everybody who is born to this world, insofar as he or she is identifies as one of the members of the United ... , one could tell what was lacking simply from the language used in the statement; namely, though "all men" was implying men and women, the issue of the gender-biased language was far from being brought up at the time in discussion. In fact, women's righ...

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... understanding, the main principle of the Equal Rights Amendment of 1972 was that sex should not determine the legal rights of American men or women. Any state or federal laws that existed to discriminate against women became invalid after the amendment. Men and women should have the same opportunities in treatment. These opportunities include jobs, education, sports, etc. I believe it is extremely important and necessary ... equal rights. Although the Equal Rights Amendment of 1972 has helped, the problem has not diminished completely. As of right now, not everything is equal between me...

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... created equal and, therefore, should enjoy the same rights and freedoms. In this way, the authors of the Declaration of Sentiments argue that men and women are equal and have the same inalienable rights. The right to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness are universal to human beings regardless of gender. These rights are drawn from ... sentiments was a way of urging the government to implement the Declaration of Independence without gender discrimination. The authors of the Declaration of Sentiments argue against the economic privileges enjoyed by men. Women providing labor in the i...

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... rights that was later implemented into the constitution. The rights granted were very limited at the time and only belonged to the select few, rich white males and men who owned property. Women had lesser rights than men, but because of the duties women took over for men during the revolution, it gave them the opportunity to rid themselves of some of the oppressive features ... the Constitution and laid the framework for the American nation. Social In a society dominated by men women were second class. Men dominated public life, political affairs, and their households, they gave little ...

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... strongest leftist opposition force, while the Senate is presided over by a woman, and two of the members of the cabinet of ministers are women. Women hold 17 percent of seats in the lower house of Congress and 15 percent of seats in the Senate. 14 percent of businesses are In ... new market conditions have led women textile workers to be replaced by men and this has pushed many women into the "informal economy, where they have no social security or benefits." (UNIFEM) When it comes to working at the same jobs as men women make 40 percent less than men. This article intrigued an ... inter...

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Mary Wollstonecraft has been called a forward-looking feminist. She was a woman that was decades ahead of her time. Her writing, A Vindication of Rights of Men (1790) is one of the most important documents in the history of women's rights. Wollstonecraft's views were primarily concerned with the individual woman and about rights. Wollstonecraft was a participant in and observer of a remarkable series of social ... , the leader of the National Woman's Party, took the next step. She drafted an Equal Rights Amendment for the United States Constitution. It was argued that it would ensure that "Me...

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... states that "All men are created equal", but Stanton wrote, All men AND women are created equal". During the Civil War, Stanton worked hard for abolishing slavery and women's rights. When her abolition group favored voting rights for blacks but not for women, she left ... the group. Then, Stanton and Susan B. Anthony founded the National Woman Suffrage Association. She was the president up until 1890. In 1878, she persuaded the Senator of California to sponsor a women ... N.Y. and graduated from the Troy Female Seminary, known today as the Emma Willard School. In the 1930's she became in...

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... males who owned property. When the U.S. Constitution was written in 1787, it gave the states the authority to define the right to vote. Women, slaves and even some free blacks were still unable to cast their vote in the polls. Currently in the year 2003 the right of suffrage ... seventeenth and eighteenth century voting was limited. In 1670 in the Chesapeake Society the House of Burgesses limited voting right to landowners and householders; men of course. This was also the case with the Puritan community, which also required church membership for its voting privileges. Through the years ...

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The "noble experiment" of Prohibition left a lasting impact on the United States of America despite its relatively short existence. The 18th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified in January of 1919 and prohibited the sale, manufacture and transportation of liquor in the United States one year after ratification. ... predicted that "the reign of tears is over. The slums will soon be a memory. We will turn our prisons into factories and our jails into storehouses and corncribs. Men will walk upright now, women will smile and children will laugh. Hell will be forever for rent." ( ). Althou...

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... new African American voters had been registered to vote in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and South Carolina. Thomas Jefferson once stated that "all men are created equal." Equality is one of the main foundations of the United States Government. However, equality is not always practiced in this ... related to the 14th amendment and equality. Affirmative action which originated from the civil rights movement three decades ago, calls for minorities and women to be given special consideration in employment, education, and contracting decisions. This policy is unconstitutional, yet still ...

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... in the world. There are many articles and books that related to the woman's fight for equality. During world war one many woman took over the men's jobs in factories to keep there family alive and to clothe and feed their kids. Woman liked the feeling of working for what they wanted and ... when the war was over woman didn't want o give up their jobs back to the men returning from the war. That's when woman finally started to realizes that it is on fair for the men to be the only ones working in this world. In the Wheeler and Becker book there are ... that "times weren't so good", "the m...

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... . At this point the first amendment would only protect our religious freedom. Catherine MacKinnon's argument against pornography views the effects of pornography on the women who produce it as well as women who relate with the men that consume it. "Protecting pornography is protecting sexual abuse as speech." (MacKinnon 9) MacKinnon feels that pornography is responsible for crimes such as rape ... to do something against their will, they can prosecute the perpetrator as such. The Fourteenth Amendment protects women's equality and presents them with the right to choose without any infringe...

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... to guarantee the basic rights and freedoms of all persons. Since 1994, the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa has been the supreme law. It consists of 11 judges, 9 men and 2 women. They may serve for a non-renewable term of 12 years, but must retire at the age of 70. The Constitution requires that a matter before the Court must be heard ... preside over serious crime hearings such as murder. The lower courts of South Africa's structure are the Magistrates" Court, Divorce Courts, Small Claims Court, Courts of Chiefs and Headmen, and Short Process Courts. The Magistrates" Courts...

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... be fair to the Black socio-economic phenomenon. Economically, the American Dream is not a reality, not true for the Black cultures. For example, "A lack of economic opportunity among black men meant that black families could not amass any meaningful wealth to bequeath to future generations" (Obama 3). Although African Americans have gained many rights and come a long way since the ... told that I couldn't have any of the jobs I had chosen due to the simple fact that I was a female. This dimmed my dream and woke me up to some harsh realities. Men have always been viewed as stronger, more...

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