PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE WOMENS MOVEMENT
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Because they were told to
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Because women wanted shoes
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Because women wanted to be treated equally as men
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Gender equality prevents violence against women and girls. It’s essential for economic prosperity. Societies that value women and men as equal are safer and healthier. Gender equality is a human right.
Detailed explanation-2: -Called the Seneca Falls Convention, the event in Seneca Falls, New York, drew over 300 people, mostly women. They wanted to be treated as individuals, not dependents of men. They wanted more employment and education opportunities. They wanted the option to run for office, speak in front of Congress, and vote.
Detailed explanation-3: -The 1848 Seneca Falls Woman’s Rights Convention marked the beginning of the women’s rights movement in the United States.
Detailed explanation-4: -In general, feminism can be seen as a movement to put an end to sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression and to achieve full gender equality in law and in practice.