While there has been a wealth of scholarly research into women in history, the majority of that information has remained within the academic populace rather than being brought to the attention of the public. Let us hope that America's women can substantially influence a revision of curricula for US history courses in our children's public schools, not espoused by feminism's gender-values, but as a deserved acknowledgment of women's achievements in the course of history. Women's Rights is dedicated to the subject of women's rights and to the women and women's movements who have worked tirelessly on behalf of women everywhere and the issue of women's rights. Share your experiences, news, and views on women's rights here. Below, you will find a brief intro to each posting.
~ Brief Intros to Current Postings ~
The Women's Rights Movement: Where It's Been, Where It's At
by Sonia Pressman Fuentes
How It All Began
I date the start of the sexual revolution in this country to December, 1961. On that date, President Kennedy established the President's
Commission on the Status of Women, with Eleanor Roosevelt as chair, to
review, and make recommendations for improving, the status of women. In
1963, that commission issued its report called American Women, which
reviewed the status of women in this country and made recommendations
for improving it. On November 1 of that year, three weeks before his
assassination, President Kennedy signed an executive order establishing
the Interdepartmental Committee on the Status of Women and the Citizens'
Advisory Council on the Status of Women to facilitate carrying out the
recommendations of the President's Commission. Read More...
Lives That Changed Lives ~ Anna Howard Shaw by Patricia Chadwick
Anna Howard Shaw was one of the first women given a license to preach in the Methodist Episcopal church. Her lifetime accomplishments include not only her work in religion, but in the fields of women's rights, medicine, and public speaking, which resulted in her fame worldwide.
Anna Howard Shaw was born in England on February 14, 1847. When she was four years old the Shaw family moved from England to America, where they lived in Massachusetts. Read More...
Lives That Changed Lives ~ Anna Howard Shaw by Patricia Chadwick
Anna Howard Shaw was one of the first women given a license to preach in the Methodist Episcopal church. Her lifetime accomplishments include not only her work in religion, but in the fields of women's rights, medicine, and public speaking, which resulted in her fame worldwide.
Anna Howard Shaw was born in England on February 14, 1847. When she was four years old the Shaw family moved from England to America, where they lived in Massachusetts. Read More...
Lucy Stone ~ Women's Rights Advocate by Patricia Chadwick
Lucy Stone was a women's right advocate that worked unceasingly to
improve the condition of women in the 1800s. While she is noted for
many things, Lucy is probably best known for being the first woman to
retain her own name after marriage.
Lucy Stone was born near West Brookfield, Massachusetts on August
13, 1818, the eighth of nine children. Her childhood was spent
watching her father rule the household with an "iron hand." Read More...
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