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1 ημέρα πριν · The Movement Itself. Born in the Age of Reform, the organized women’s rights movement was specifically rooted in radical abolition. According to a long-accepted origins story, Sarah and Angelina Grimke, southern white women who came north and were encouraged by William Lloyd Garrison to testify against the evils of slavery, found they faced criticism for violating social customs and church ...
26 Ιουν 2024 · United States feminist (1885-1977), head of the National Woman's party that campaigned for an equal rights amendment to the Constitution. She opposed legislation protecting women workers because such laws implied women's inferiority.
2 Ιουλ 2024 · The Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution officially extended the right to vote to women. The amendment declares in part that ‘the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.’
9 Ιουλ 2024 · The history of women in the United States encompasses the lived experiences and contributions of women throughout American history. The earliest women living in what is now the United States were Native Americans. European women arrived in the 17th century and brought with them European culture and values.
18 Ιουν 2024 · American history is rich with examples of gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, and gender-fluid individuals. However, many of these individuals did not - due to societal pressures and legal restrictions - always choose to live those identities public-facing.
1 Ιουλ 2024 · Affirmative action in the United States protects people on the grounds of race, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, and age. It does this by giving limited preferences to groups that have faced long-standing discrimination in job hiring, admission to institutions of higher education, the awarding of government ...
20 Ιουν 2024 · Discovering American Women's History Online: This database provides access to digital collections of primary sources (photos, letters, diaries, artifacts, etc.) that document the history of women in the United States. These diverse collections range from Ancestral Pueblo pottery to interviews with women engineers from the 1970s.
