Women in the United States Since 1850

Women in the United States Since 1850

Feminism is an attempt by women to live to their full potential in a world that has already been shaped by the stronger sex of the human species that is the male sex . The history of feminism tends to be associated with the upper class heterosexual white women who have power to express themselves . On the other hand though , this is not true since women all over the world have always fought there way among a male dominated society

The abolitionist movement paved way for

the feminist movement in the 19th century . It was however not clear whether the movement was for promoting black civil rights or women rights in general . In 1986 , the black women formed organizations and merged them to form the National Association for Colored women . Despite these efforts , the feminism movement still remained associated with white , upper class women

In the 1920s , during World War two , most men went to war and some of them died during war . Women were then forced to take up odd jobs that were normally associated with men . In the mean time , the women suffrage movement took a recovery through merging with the anti war movement . As the war went on , women had to take care of the United States economy by working . They were recruited to work even at military factories producing ammunitions and other military goods

After the war , began the second phase of the feminist movement . It was clear now that women could work as hard as men . Initially there was culture gender roles , workforce regulations , government discrimination and everyday chauvinism that left women dominated at home , in churches at various work places , in educational institutions and even before their government . The end of war was therefore an eye opener to both men and women who were still fighting their way to recognition and appreciation

Many of the early centuries wrote in favor of the women movements . The plea of women was therefore expressed in literature Women emerged with pulp literature , whereby the freedom and liberation of women were major themes . One such author was Valerie Taylor . She was born in 1913 , in Aurora , Illinois . Initially , she worked as a teacher , later got married and gave birth to three sons before getting divorced . She had to work had in to sustain her children and herself hence became a writer . She wrote poetry , romance as well as lesbian world . As a strong activist , she founded the Mattachine Midwest as well as the Lesbian Writes Conference in Chicago . She later died in 1997 , but her work still lives and speaks for many women liberations . It was an icon not only in the 1950s , but even in modern literature

According to the book , The Girls in 3-B` by Valerie Taylor , Annice , Pat and Barby all women who had lived in a small town in their early years They were best friends . They relocated from the rural Iowa City to Chicago in...