Women from 1865 to Present

Women Rights in 1865 till Present

Patricia Barfield

HIS 204 American History Since 1865

Instructor: Mohamed Khan

May 3, 2013

Women living in the era of 1865 had so much to deal with. Their lifestyles were different and their rights were band to the fact they had to fight to be free. The women I am quite sure wished they had more freedom than they did. Some women gained the momentum to step up to the forefront and fight for rights. Voting, drinking, working, and dressing are just some of the issues the women fought for from 1865 to now.

Fashion was very different in 1865 from what we consider as fashion today. That was very common in 1865. Women wore hats as a part of their daily attire. In the 1800s the skirts women wore were full, and most of the fullness was in the back. To increase the volume of the fabric bustles are pads or frames were often worn in the back of the skirt.

In 1865, the right to vote was a struggle for women according to http://womenhistory.about.com10d/sulfrage 1865. Susan B. Anthony voted, and because of this she was arrested, tried, and convicted because of her actions of women’s citizenship rights. In 1867, Frances D. Gayle did an address on the first anniversary of the American Equal Rights Associates. The right to vote was fully granted in 1920.

In 1940s women also gained to right to serve in the military. In the 1960s women began to fight for equality as well as equal pay. This era was a very important time for women that were in the Military and the Labor Force. In 1943, The Women’s Army Corps was created and women were given “full army stages, equal ranks, and equal pay (Darden, et al., 2008, p.775). In 1964 the case for feminism advanced with the passage of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibited sex discrimination in employment, and also by substantial legislation in the 1970s which was finally passed with the assistance of women serving in Congress (Morse, 2007).

There were still issues that needed to be worked out in order...