Essays Tagged: "right to vote"

Ancient Greece

were debated in the Assembly . Only citizens could vote ,women ,foreigners, slaves did not have the right to voteReligion and myths were very important in Greek citizens lives . They used Gods and God ...

(3 pages) 148 0 3.7 Jan/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

was once called the most dangerous woman in America because I dared to ask for the unthinkable- the right to vote. I challenged my culture's basic assumptions about men and women, and dedicated my lif ... d my culture's basic assumptions about men and women, and dedicated my life to the pursuit of equal rights for all women. My name is Elizabeth Cady Stanton. I was born in Johnstown, New York, o ...

(7 pages) 202 0 4.5 Mar/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Women's Right to Vote

s the Declaration ofSentiments and Resolution s, and 11 pt. document outlining the demand for equal rights.Al of the articles of the Declaration passed except for the right to vote. It was widelybelie ... ime, that women were both physically and mentally inferior to men, andtherefore should not have the right to vote. The Seneca Falls convention was organizedby a group of women who had been active in t ...

(3 pages) 211 0 3.2 Sep/1996

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

The Evolution of the Franchise: Voting Through the Years. This essay explicates the evolution of who our government has allowed to vote and how changes came about

"The first constitutional principle of our people is their right to make and ultimately (one hopes) to correct their own mistakes," said Mr. Arthur Sutherland ... ultimately (one hopes) to correct their own mistakes," said Mr. Arthur Sutherland (Ross, 258). This right of the individual citizens is demonstrated in the concept of the constitution as a living, cha ... issues was the ability of the constitution to be able to evolve and change over time. The personal right of an individual to make decisions comes along with the right to vote. At the present time, al ...

(3 pages) 93 1 4.0 Apr/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Being Young

actions. Whenyou are eighteen, you are considered an independentindividual, and have all juridical rights, such as driving acar and the right to vote. You are also bound to serve in themilitary. Neve ... m to dominate the youth'severyday. Perhaps the reason is that they feel insecure andthink that the 'right' clothes will give them a feeling ofbeing accepted by the group. This phenomen has a negatives ...

(2 pages) 60 0 3.2 Oct/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community > Children and Youngsters

Title:Women Suffrage Background Brief Description: Background information on how women recieved the right to vote.

women were first seriously proposed in the United States in July, 1848, at the Seneca Falls Woman's Rights Convention organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, and Susan B. Anthony. One woma ... going to jail. Thousands of ordinary women took part in these, later in the 1920s given them their right to vote. There are still many women who hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and ...

(1 pages) 99 1 3.4 May/2002

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

A Breif look at predjudice

nything different from them for as long as we can remember. From the Salem witch hunts to the civil rights movement of the 1960's we have grudgingly made pushes toward equality. Our nation as a whole ... to segregation, lack of suffrage and many inhuman atrocities.We still remember women not having the right to vote before 1920. It was a prejudice against their intelligence that they could not underst ...

(2 pages) 71 0 3.1 Jul/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

This essasy explores the controversial world of the Jacksonian Era and tries to explain the reasoning behind president Andrew Jacksonian's many bias's.

ll of its people, not just the wealthy.In their minds, it was important that all white men have the right to vote, notjust the rich white men. They believed that they protected individual liberty.Lock ... d individual liberty.Locke's natural rights were held in high esteem. Government should ensure theserights, they thought. They believed that they propagated economic opportunity.Upward mobility was wh ...

(3 pages) 75 0 3.2 Jan/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents

Interview of a Campaign Worker Prepared by: Puppetmaster For: American Government

idate. People who favor an expanded role in the government dealing with economic issues and women's right to abortion, are more likely to vote democratic, while republicans want government to have lit ... licans want government to have little to do with economic issues and prefer having laws against the right to an abortion. For the others who participate in their right to vote, they follow the campaig ...

(4 pages) 277 4 4.4 Feb/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

Consumer Culture: Describes how radio, advertising, automobiles, and movies effected the consumer culture of the 1920's

onsumer CultureThe Twenties was a time of great social change for America. Woman had been given the right to vote, selling alcoholic beverages was illegal, and agrarian people were moving to the citie ... ns, yet because most were experiencing times of prosperity, families had more money. The times were right for another change, a cultural change, and thus began the era of consumer culture that is a st ...

(4 pages) 186 1 4.2 Feb/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers

Jane Addams' concept of "true womanhood"

never instated.The promise of Jane Addams and other suffrages of the time fought to give women the right to vote in order to allow women the right to clean up politics with the concept of "social hou ... into politics. By stating this idea in no way was Jane Addams stating that women should receive the right to vote because they were equal to men, but instead they she was claiming that the right to vo ...

(3 pages) 46 0 5.0 Feb/2003

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

The government style of Japan after WWII. It was changed and reformed by America with American ideas.

and a federal system of prefectures with elected governors and local leaders. Women were given the right to vote and the rights to life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, a free press, and free asse ... e pursuit of happiness, a free press, and free assembly were guaranteed. These were joined by newer rights, such as academic freedom, collective bargaining, sexual equality in marriage, and minimal st ...

(1 pages) 29 0 4.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

Some leaders of the Early Women's Movement and their roles

late 1700's. In the United States, other women's equality throughout the 1800's by working for the right to vote, own property, and obtain the same education as men.Mary Wollstonecraft, a British aut ... tion as men.Mary Wollstonecraft, a British author was best known for her book,"A vindication of the rights of woman" (1792). This book was one of the first to claim that women should have equality wit ...

(6 pages) 211 2 4.7 Mar/2003

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

How did the Nineteenth Amendment come to be part of our Constitution and why was it significant? A history of the female right's movement and the importance of the 19th amendment

en, which had been in the works for decades before its ratification. This amendment says that, "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States ... until August 18, 1920. (Find Law 1) It took years of struggle and protest before women achieved the right to vote, a right that men have possessed since the beginning of our nation.The beginning of th ...

(6 pages) 156 1 4.3 Mar/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Australian Political Developments 1901-1914 By Peter Li Question: Explain and discuss 2 major political developments after Federation.

th Franchise Act 1902" which made Australia one of the first places in the world to grant women the right to vote.Australia was a new nation of mainly white people of European origin and isolated in a ... o disappear through aging and returns to China.At the time women in Australia did not have the same rights as men and have long demanded for equality. Numerous organizations were founded and were led ...

(3 pages) 68 0 3.4 Mar/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > Australian History

What is the role of the Australian Legal System in establishing rights, responsibilities and values? Discuss this in relevence to the Euthanasia debate.

It is the role of a legal system to establish rights and responsibilities, and to uphold society's values. It is a given fact, however, that socie ... that society's values will shift and change with the sands of time and, therefore, so too must the rights and responsibilities associated with those values.The most basic of rights granted to Austral ... c of rights granted to Australian citizens are contained within the Constitution. These include the right to vote in local, state and federal elections; the right to freedom of religion; as well as th ...

(6 pages) 92 0 3.5 Apr/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

WEB Duboise stance on the abolishment of women's suffrage.

women's suffrage. Cott believes Dubois advised Black women to rally along-side White women for the right to vote and equality amongst genders. While attempting to research Cott's source, the Crises M ... eir Negro citizens are not treated fairly in all respects...Social reforms move slowly and yet when Right is reinforced by calm but persistent Progress we somehow all feel that in the end it must triu ...

(2 pages) 56 0 5.0 Apr/2003

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

Susan B. Anthony and what she did for the female race.

We the PeopleSusan B. Anthony's "Women's Right to Vote" speech in 1873 started a long, drawn out campaign for women's rights. Her speech help ... in 1873 started a long, drawn out campaign for women's rights. Her speech helped get all women the right to vote, finally, in 1920. But how did her speech do that? What techniques persuaded people to ... 0. But how did her speech do that? What techniques persuaded people to think about giving women the right to vote? She very cleverly uses inductive logos and ethos to inform the people that holding th ...

(3 pages) 91 0 5.0 Jun/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

This essay discusses the elements that may lead to prostitution in colored women.

ance has the ruling hand. Yes indeed times have changed for women, like in the aspect of having the right to vote but still to this day we, women are bombarded by society's distorted expectations on h ... to begin with. If they are infested and die from diseases it is not for our consciousness to mourn. Right? Our long held silence and hushes accuse her not the system, which has created her demise. Our ...

(9 pages) 124 1 3.6 Jul/2003

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

Should voting be compulsory in Australia?

said they would not vote while 2% were undecided, according to the 1997 Roy Morgan poll.Today, the right to vote, or universal suffrage, is considered a given element of democratic rule. However, the ... . However, there is the issue of universal participation. In order to guarantee this goal, must the right to vote be supplemented with the application of a legal duty? Few countries have elevated comp ...

(4 pages) 54 0 1.0 Aug/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays