Historical Analogy of theHistory of the United States

Running head : Women rights in 1787 and today 's rights

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Women rights

Introduction

What is a right ? A right is a legal or moral entitlement to do or not to do something . They are rules placed to protect individuals or groups for example if one has a right to live another person has no right to terminate his /her life . In the earlier days rights were unknown and it depended much on the position one held in the society . During and before

the 18th Century , men had more rights than women because women were regarded as lesser beings . Male dominance was such that women did not have any say in the society , their rightful place was in the kitchen or at home

Women were so much affected in 1787 , as most of their rights were not included in the constitution . For example women had no control over property hence they did not own anything but today women own properties like houses , cars and even land . Men owned the women ' and divorce was impossible during the old days and this meant that women had to persevere ' in their marriages . Today all that has changed and women have almost if not more equal rights than their male counterparts including the right to divorce when they so wish (Schuler , M .1995

1787 went down in the women 's rights calendar as the year when women in all American States lost their voting rights with the exception of New Jersey . This was done when the US Constitutional Convention placed the voting qualifications at the hands of the various states . However the women in New Jersey eventually lost their voting rights in 1807 (Mark C John G 2003 From this period henceforth until 1920 , the women were not allowed to vote . Through agitation , civil disobedience , protest marches and other forms advocacy , the women finally were liberated and could now vote after a radical change in the constitution . This was achieved through the 19th amendment of the U .S constitution in 1920 , which allowed the women to vote . Many of the women who labored tirelessly for the changes way back in the early 19th century , never even lived to enjoy this fundamental right that today 's women enjoy (Mark C John G 2003

The possession of wives by men was because the constitution had given them the right to control any property that was in their control . Women had very little chances in the nation building because most of their rights were not passed in the constitution , during 1787 the women were homemakers and their work was mainly to take care of the children (Mark C John G 2003

But today the women have agitated for their rights through the amendments of the constitution and due to this amendments , they have participated in politics and the society , for example through voting they have acquired powers to take care of important issues concerning women and some of the women have now rights...