Essays Tagged: "Equal Rights Amendment"

The Feminine Mystique

en by Betty Friedan who also foundedThe National Organization for Women (NOW) to help US women gain equal rights. Shedescribes the 'feminine mystique' as the heightened awareness of the expectations o ... World War II, a lot of women's organizations began to appear with the goal ofbringing the issues of equal rights into the limelight.The stereotype even came down to the color of a woman's hair. Many w ...

(5 pages) 166 0 3.5 Oct/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

Same Sex Marriages

use it is sexual discrimination and is a violation of the state constitution which also contains an equal rights amendment. This ruling was significant for gays and lesbians in the United States becau ... ays and lesbians '... what we seek is not some special place in America but merely to be a full and equal part of America... or live as second class citizens' (26). In some states, they are changing t ...

(3 pages) 403 1 3.5 Nov/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Homosexuality

Constitutionality of Same Sex Marriage (Homosexual Marriage) in the United States

heterosexual relationship.Marriage has changed throughout the years. In Western law, wives are now equal rather than subordinate partners; interracial marriage is now widely accepted, both in statute ... tatus to homosexual relationships. The European Parliament also has passed a resolution calling for equal rights for gays and lesbians.In the United States, efforts to legalize same-sex domestic partn ...

(11 pages) 837 2 4.4 Jan/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues

Equal Rights Amendment

'Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any stat ... tates or by any state on account of sex.'In 1923, this statement was admitted to Congress under the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). The ERA was a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution gra ... er. However, in the 1970s, the Era was not passed, and therefore did not become law.The idea for an equal rights amendment first became acknowledged in the early part of the twentieth century. In 1916 ...

(4 pages) 170 0 3.4 Apr/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Pop Culture's affect on Women of the 1950's.

eard. Feminism was on the rise and thousands of women were behind it. Support groups formed for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). Magazine articles such as "The New Feminism" arose from troubled journ ...

(1 pages) 46 0 1.7 Nov/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > The Cold War

Pop Cultures influence on Women of the 1950's and 60's. Author (Douglas)

eard. Feminism was on the rise and thousands of women were behind it. Support groups formed for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). Magazine articles such as "The New Feminism" arose from troubled journ ...

(4 pages) 78 0 4.3 Nov/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > The Cold War

"women's suffrage movement in the 1920's"

rowing hostility from without. The major issue that split feminists during the 1920s was a proposed Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution outlawing discrimination based on sex. The issue pitted t ... ith endless meetings.Author Two: Samuel MayTo prove, however, that woman was not intended to be the equal of man, the argument most frequently alleged is that she is the weaker vessel, inferior in sta ...

(6 pages) 207 0 4.4 Dec/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

This is an essay about the New Women's Movement in the United States that emerged in the 1960s. The question: What did the New Women's Movement seek to achieve and was it successful?

roots could flourish. By establishing a Commission on women's affairs, Kennedy highlighted gender inequality. Then 'with the passage of the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act ... efore realised their oppression took notice and wanted change . And bore the slogan, 'the sexes are equal; therefore sex roles must go' . Feminist built strategies and proposed goals about what would ...

(10 pages) 423 1 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

How has our postmodern situation changed our understanding or approach to ethics? Discuss in relation to feminism

im of all feminist approaches to ethics, irrespective of their specific labels, is to create gender-equal ethics, a moral theory that generates non-sexist moral principles, policies, and practices. Th ... Seneca Falls in New York. They issued a declaration of independence for women, demanding full legal equality, full educational and commercial opportunity, equal compensation, the right to collect wage ...

(8 pages) 108 0 5.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

An essay covering the history of feminism

of Women written in 1972. In the French Revolution, women's republican clubs demanded that liberty, equality, and fraternity be applied regardless of sex, but this movement was extinguished for the ti ... vention at Seneca Falls, N.Y., issued a declaration of independence for women, demanding full legal equality, full educational and commercial opportunity, equal compensation, the right to collect wage ...

(2 pages) 64 0 5.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Uphill Battle In Congress

the House Wednesday Group, a collection of moderate Republicans, and was an active supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment. WISH is commonly known around Washington as one of the faster growing PAC's ...

(4 pages) 10 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Postwar Women

Postwar Women World War Two has often been described as a turning point in the battle for equality between men and women. From the beginning, women were always struggling to gain status, res ... ed, and gave birth. The years during and following the war marked a turning point in the battle for equality. Women, for once, were being seen as individuals with capabilities outside the kitchen, and ...

(6 pages) 28 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

Against Same Sex Marriage

ips and stories written for children as young as elementary or even kindergarten, will have to give equal space to homosexuals. Every public school will also be forced to teach that same sex marriage ... marriages are likely to do for gay rights what the rallying cry of "abortion on demand" did for the Equal Rights Amendment and the women's movement. It diverts the real debate on every level. It reduc ...

(5 pages) 32 0 0.0 Nov/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality