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Abigail Adams was married John Adams and one day she wrote a letter to him talking about women's rights. In the letter she wrote how women should not have to do everything their husband tells them to and they should not depend on the man. She asks her husband to "remember the ladies" in any new laws he makes or anything that has to do about equal rights. -
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Elizabeth was a leader in the omens rights movement. She formulated the first organized convention for this movement in 1848. She was also one of the first women to speak out about the absence of women's right to vote and she added in the Declaration of Sentiments. -
This convention was the first to be held for the women's right movement in the U.S. This convention was a huge part of our history because it was one of the reasons we were able to get the right to vote. It was hosted by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott. -
"Ain't I a Woman" is a speech which was delivered by Sojourner Truth in 1851 at the Women's Rights Convention. She talks about how some people said woman need to be helped, be given less work and respected, but yet she has not received any of that. For example she says, "that man over there says woman need to be helped into carriages... nobody ever helps me into carriages and ain't I a woman?" She keeps repeating that phrase showing people talk about the respect but never actually give it. -
Susan B. Anthony was president of the Women's Suffrage Association form 1892-1900. She was a hard worker and was determined to get women their right to vote and equal rights. Her hard work paid off and helped pave the way to the 19th amendment. -
This parade was organized by the Women's Suffrage Association and Alice Paul. It was held in Washington D.C along Pennsylvania Ave. Many people who attended were violently attacked and by the end of the day more than 100 women were hospitalized. However, that did not make them give up and they continued the march. This parade gave inspiration and played a huge role on the Women's Rights Movement. -
Alice was one of the most prominent activist of the women's rights movement. She helped get the 19th amendment passed and never gave up. She was discriminated and arrested and it did not stop her. She organized many events such as the parade of 1913. -
Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin was the woman who helped other women in her state to get the right to vote. She represented Montana and with her words and commitment she was able to get her state to give women the right to vote. This also later introduced the 19th amendment. -
The 19th amendment gave women the right to vote. This is a huge part of our history because many women fought and never gave up to be able to have the right to vote. Many were killed, arrested or discriminated for fighting for this but no one gave up. Alice Paul and Susan B. Anthony were some of the biggest inspirations for this amendment. -
The ERA was introduced in 1923 but didnt pass the House and Senate until 1972. This amendment would enshrine equal rights for both men and women and would change the standards that are put on both genders. -
This speech was delivered by Gloria Steinem, a feminist, advocating for the Equal Rights Amendment. She talks about how she's received the discrimination for being a woman. She also talks about the jobs women get, how much they get paid and how long they work. She also compares a lot of things between men and women. She talks about the things women are supposed to talk about but men are exempt to it, along with many other examples. -
This speech was delivered by Shirley Chisholm which was to announce her candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination. She talks about some of the struggles she's experienced as a black woman living in the U.S. She mentions how the country is supposed to be United and accept one another but instead half the country is against the other half because of their different views and opinions. -
Tarana talked about the sexual violence she saw and experienced in her community. She brought awareness to this subject. She said anyone who has experienced sexual violence is a survivor and it is okay to feel a way about it. -
Salma Hayek wrote this to tell the public about her experience working with Harvey Weinstein. She talks about how excited she was to work with him at first, and found him to be very passionate about his job. She then describes how as she got to know him better she realized he was a monster. He would ask her to do inappropriate things and if she would say no, he would get mad and force her to do it anyway. He treated many girls this way and Salma was brave enough to share her story. -
This article tells the reader about the history of women and computers. It gives the reader an idea of how it is for a woman to work as a computer tech by interviewing Tracy Chou. It gives us information on how many woman have worked with computers over the years and how women were used as "human computers" back then. -
This speech from the movie "Barbie" gives relatable scenarios to show how hard it can be for a women. One of the examples she uses is "you have to thin, but not too thin". This shows we are expected to be skinny with a nice body but if we are too skinny then its gross and unacceptable. It shows there are certain expectations that are set for women. If women exceed those expectations then we're doing too much, if we dont meet them then we're not doing enough.