Chapter 11 Woman and the Law

Over the years, woman have come a long way. There's always going to be that saying that woman are supposed to be in the kitchen cooking or cleaning or looking after the kids, because that's how some men and women were raised to think. Women didn't have equal rights with men back in the earlier years. Women were under men, because men were superior to women. A woman was also never considered to be her own property...they were their husband's or father's property. I'm glad that women have come so far in life to reach equality because I think everyone that was put on earth has equal rights to one another. I know that men and women have their differences, but for a man to think he's better than a woman, that's absurd. Today there are stereotypes for men and women. Women are categorized as being weaker than men, men are stronger, therefore a man will perform better in things. That is not necessarily true. Yes, there are jobs that you have to be strong because of the lifting part, but a woman shouldn't be rejected right away to be hired from that job. Woman are often times underestimated. It's interesting to me that men actually thought less of women. Nowadays, if women aren't educated and successful in life, she is looked down upon. Well back then, women didn't really have the choice to become more educated and get a successful job. It's interesting how the world has really changed. I think that men like women that are educated, but I think some men don't like it when women are more successful then them because it makes a man look dumb or not as smart. On a time-line I found online, it wasn't until 1848 that the 12 resolutions was adopted which made it so that women had equal rights as men under the voting rights. I also found that it wasn't until 1896, that women were granted the amendment that said they had the right to vote.
I think that women and men are as equally qualified to do anything they desire.


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