The Long Journey

It has been quite a long journey for women;from men opposing women's suffrage to present day, Hillary Rodham Clinton, a women, running for presidency. Men at that time thought that if women were granted suffrage or, the right to vote " it would be the first step for women who demanded FREEDOM and POWER in their attempts to change HOME and MARRIAGE." Most people probably never thought that it would have come down to this point, that a women would be a candidate to become president. The protesting and the women's suffrage leaders, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony made a very big difference for women, their efforts allowed women to vote. If they weren't the ones who stepped up to plate and put all that they had into their demonstrations and works we, as women would never be able to reach where we are now.

- Rabie

Women's Political Role

Women generally were looked down upon through out most of history. They have had fewer legal rights, couldn't own property, and didn't have many career opportunities as men. It was either motherhood or wifehood that was their profession. Then, came the 20th century, in which women began to advance in their educational and job opportunities and even won the right to vote. The 19th amendment allowed women to vote and changed most people's views on their place in society and most importantly led the way for women in politics.

Even though women had the right to vote since 1920, their political roles were kept to a minimal. People, especially men back in the day didn't like the idea of women talking and taking part in political issues because they thought they were useless, except for domestic problems. Frances Perkins was the first woman Cabinet member as secretary of labor under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Since then, women have come a long way, that now Hillary Rodham Clinton is running for president.
- Rabie

Women's Protest

In this picture the women's are holding signs and boards saying "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH YOU IGNORANT MEN!" and the other one is saying "THERE IS NO COLOR,RACE,OR RELIGION IN OUR OBJECTIONS ALL WOMEN MUST SPEAK OUT" meaning it doesn't matter what or who you are all women's opinion should be asked and it does matter of what they think. Don't be sacred but speak out and say what you think is right rather then staying quite and suffering everything. All the men who think they are right just stop it, because the women also have a right to say what they want and express their feelings.
-Sabeen