https://padlet.com/8028692/jj3amehmyjlxjmrg Topic: women en-us 2022-04-28 12:49:09 UTC 2025-12-22 17:36:01 UTC hello@padlet.com 8028692 https://padlet.com/8028692/jj3amehmyjlxjmrg/wish/2162493099 A group of women having tea together decided to call for the Seneca Falls Convention to discuss the rights of women. Where the attendee's signed the Declaration of Sentiment. Beginning of the women's rights movements. The women in that group included Susan B. Anthony, Alice Paul, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Ida B. Wells. ]]> 2022-04-28 12:52:58 UTC https://padlet.com/8028692/jj3amehmyjlxjmrg/wish/2162493099 8028692 https://padlet.com/8028692/jj3amehmyjlxjmrg/wish/2162509238 The National American Women's Suffrage Association was founded. Bringing the campaigns that were being run to success. Later in 1890 the American Women's Suffrage Association ]]> 2022-04-28 12:54:22 UTC https://padlet.com/8028692/jj3amehmyjlxjmrg/wish/2162509238 8028692 https://padlet.com/8028692/jj3amehmyjlxjmrg/wish/2162525337 The second wave of women's rights moments had begun. During this, the movements also began to spread to other Western Countries. 
During the second wave African American women where fighting for their rights and racial oppression (of course this has been going on for a long time. But a bigger time documented). ]]> 2022-04-28 12:55:46 UTC https://padlet.com/8028692/jj3amehmyjlxjmrg/wish/2162525337 8028692 https://padlet.com/8028692/jj3amehmyjlxjmrg/wish/2162551680 The first wave of women's rights movements began. The most notable being the being with the convention in Seneca Falls with the four women who started it all ]]> 2022-04-28 12:58:02 UTC https://padlet.com/8028692/jj3amehmyjlxjmrg/wish/2162551680 8028692 https://padlet.com/8028692/jj3amehmyjlxjmrg/wish/2162569186 On December 10th, 1869 Wyoming passes the first women's suffrage law. Which granted women the right to vote, as well as hold office. Wyoming had been the first to do such a thing regarding women's rights]]> 2022-04-28 13:01:08 UTC https://padlet.com/8028692/jj3amehmyjlxjmrg/wish/2162569186 8028692 https://padlet.com/8028692/jj3amehmyjlxjmrg/wish/2162571458 During this time, the 19th amendment granted women the rights to vote. This was supposed to guarantee all American women the right to vote. Which of course still took more protesting however it was a big start regarding law. 
Quote: "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." ]]> 2022-04-28 13:02:37 UTC https://padlet.com/8028692/jj3amehmyjlxjmrg/wish/2162571458 8028692 https://padlet.com/8028692/jj3amehmyjlxjmrg/wish/2162629401 1963 was also when the Anti-war movements were going on. With all the hate in the world, a lot of women began to get bombarded with the social expectations of a women's role.  Especially with the fact that women were expected to stay home and do the cooking/cleaning, expected to take care of the kids, etc. ]]> 2022-04-28 13:31:13 UTC https://padlet.com/8028692/jj3amehmyjlxjmrg/wish/2162629401 8028692 https://padlet.com/8028692/jj3amehmyjlxjmrg/wish/2162634379 In 1960 this is when it became more common for women to work. It was shown that women could do the same work that men could. Those jobs included clerks, typists, and shop assistants. These were the very few positions for women, as they were seen as either "unskilled" or "semi-skilled" jobs. Women also of course did not have equal pay, so most of them negotiated to get closer to equal pay. ]]> 2022-04-28 13:33:48 UTC https://padlet.com/8028692/jj3amehmyjlxjmrg/wish/2162634379 8028692 https://padlet.com/8028692/jj3amehmyjlxjmrg/wish/2162637628 In the 1970's the equal pay act was established. However, it did not come into play until around 1975.
The equal pay act was to give benefits to the same employment but opposite sex (women). Both sexes would be doing the same work in all areas, trying tp prove that the [ay would be equal due to the equal value of work from both parties. ]]> 2022-04-28 13:35:30 UTC https://padlet.com/8028692/jj3amehmyjlxjmrg/wish/2162637628 8028692 https://padlet.com/8028692/jj3amehmyjlxjmrg/wish/2162645649 1992 has been the labelled the Year of the Women, as it was a bigger year. A larger selection of women became female senators. A lot of women has gotten involved with politics/the government that year. ]]> 2022-04-28 13:39:48 UTC https://padlet.com/8028692/jj3amehmyjlxjmrg/wish/2162645649 8028692 https://padlet.com/8028692/jj3amehmyjlxjmrg/wish/2162646159 In 1994 Congress takes in the Gender Equity in Education Act. Giving the ability to train teachers in gender equity. This promoted both math and science to girls, counseling pregnant teenagers, and preventions of sexual harassment. ]]> 2022-04-28 13:40:04 UTC https://padlet.com/8028692/jj3amehmyjlxjmrg/wish/2162646159 8028692 https://padlet.com/8028692/jj3amehmyjlxjmrg/wish/2167265151 At this point in time every state had passed the legislation. This granted married women more (not all but some) control over both property and earnings. ]]> 2022-05-02 19:03:42 UTC https://padlet.com/8028692/jj3amehmyjlxjmrg/wish/2167265151 8028692 https://padlet.com/8028692/jj3amehmyjlxjmrg/wish/2167269806 This quote is from the National Women's Party, "Men and women shall have equal rights throughout the United States and in every place subject to its jurisdiction. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation." ]]> 2022-05-02 19:07:34 UTC https://padlet.com/8028692/jj3amehmyjlxjmrg/wish/2167269806 8028692 https://padlet.com/8028692/jj3amehmyjlxjmrg/wish/2167275612 Betty Friedan was one of the first leaders for the Women's Rights Movement(s). Rights a book allowing to give out the voice of all women's feelings/frustrations. ]]> 2022-05-02 19:12:15 UTC https://padlet.com/8028692/jj3amehmyjlxjmrg/wish/2167275612