girls, Sammy, and Lengel represents the feminist movement in America throughout the 1960’s and 1970’s. The three girls, who were dressed in their revealing bathing suits, represent the females who were actively protesting during the second wave of feminism. Moreover, Lengel, the conservative manager who attempts to publicly humiliate the three girls, represents the ruling patriarchy during the 1960’s and 1970’s. On the contrary, Sammy, the young male cashier who witnessed and reacted to Lengel’s mistreatment…
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divorce were also illegal. In the 1970s, Italy legalized divorce and women received the right to get alimony and child support from their former husbands. Despite its legalization, divorce rates did not rise significantly. With one salary insufficient to raise a family, many women take a job outside the home, and women now make up a substantial part of the Italian workforce. Women also received in 1970s equal rights in the workplace, including the right to equal pay with men. Women can now get…
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women pushed and pushed for their rights and didn’t stop till they got what they wanted. There were several more protests and new laws passed due to these women. In 1970 at San Diego State University the first Women’s Studies department started. This was an on-campus group that formed a committee that included faculty and community members called the Ad Hoc Committee for Women’s Studies. They collected signatures on a petition supporting a Women’s Studies program. In 1970 during the fall, the first Women’s…
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office here are to name a few. In 1969 he introduced” The official Language Act” which means French and English became the official language of Canada. In 1970, Trudeau implemented the “War Measures Act” for the safety of Canada and Canadians against terrorism. Trudeau also introduced the “ Constitution Act” in 1982 which includes the charter of rights and freedom. Pierre Trudeau was a true hero to Canadians. First, People in Quebec wanted their own Independence from Canada…
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Criszon Brown & Aaron Beason CADR 300 Prof. Boudreau 11/28/12 Angels Advocate Women’s Rights Women should not have the right to vote, let alone have equal rights as men. Women having equal rights as men go against tradition when you had the ordinary stay at home housewife who cooked for the family, cleaned laundry, clean dishes, and take care of the kids. With women taking on these jobs outside of being a housewife, men are looking at them with a whole new demeanor. Jobs are allowing women…
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Political Gains Citizenship - Citizenship means being a member of a political community, like a country, with all the rights to participate politically in that community. The Indigenous population of Australia had never been recognised as citizens of Australia - they were outside the 'political community' and therefore had no say in how the community was run. Some Aboriginal people had been able to become Australian citizens since the end of the Second World War, but it meant getting an 'exemption…
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Feminism, as Emma Watson said in her HeForShe campaign speech, “is by definition: the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities. It is the theory of the political, economic and social equality of the sexes.“ So why do people still shy away from calling themselves “feminists” and why is still associated with man hating? Well the simple answer is that there are two main kinds of feminism: the liberal feminists and the radical feminists. - The radical feminists are the kind…
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The discussion of equal rights is one that has arisen many times over the United States’ relatively short existence as a country. Things such as the post-civil war legislation that gace blacks citizenship and the right to vote, the women’s suffrage movement of the early 20th century, and the American’s with Disabilities Act of 1990 have all been instrumental in bringing the country closer to equal rights for all citizens despite race, gender,or physical condition. However, not all fights for equality…
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Aboriginal rights when he led the Freedom Ride, a bus trip which travelled to country towns in New South Wales. The Ride brought attention to the plight of Aboriginal people. The treatment of Indigenous Australians has been a contentious issue since White Europeans settled in Australia. Assimilation forced Aboriginal people to fit in with white Australian culture. The confiscation of land and the assimilation policy increased Aboriginal activism. Protest groups won Aboriginal people more legal rights and…
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were outspoken towards the rights of women in the country. One of the most popular was Susan B. Anthony. Anthony was a prominent American civil rights leader who had a pivotal role in the women’s rights movement in the 19th century. She traveled the United States and Europe averaging 75 to 100 speeches a year (New York Times). Anthony not only had liberal views towards the rights of women, but also had a voice in African-American suffrage. Anthony promoted equal pay for equal work and paid her women…
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