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- Abortion, a Woman's Right to Choose and Reproductive RightsIs abortion truly about a woman's right to choose or reproductive rights?
Saudi Arabia Womens Rights: From Flogging to Voting and BeyondHow much America takes for granted, can you imagine living in a monarchy where women had restricted or nonexistent rights?
Women's Rights, Participation Must Be More Than 'Mirage' in Middle East, North AfricaIn a speech to the 2011 U.S.-Islamic World Forum, Clinton decried the sidelining of women's rights and participation in Egypt and Tunisia after recent revolutions.- How Social Sciences Interpret Women's Rights and Gender DiscriminationAn in-depth analysis of the anthropological, psychological and sociological aspects of the limited mobility and freedoms of oppressed females in developing countries around the world.
- Women's History Month is Welcomed with Threatening Women's RightsWe are just beginning women's history month. As we enter the month of March to celebrate women, women really do not have a lot to celebrate with the recent government attempts to threaten our rights.
- GOP Attacks Women's Rights on Several FrontsA look at the alarming legislation being introduced by Tea Party candidates across America, many of which would hurt the poor, female, elderly and turn back the clock on women's reproductive rights and collective bargaining rights, among other targets.
- Tahirih: Profile in Courage for Women's RightsTahirih spoke out for human justice and equality during difficult times in Middle East history, showing how courage in the midst of tyranny can be a catalyst for change in the world.
Women's Rights and ReligionCalling on religions to show flexibility on women's issues, is looked upon as questioning the entire system and also very un-welcome intrusion.- A Woman's Right to ChooseA woman's right to choose what she does with her own body has been subverted by sexists, religious, and hypocritical zealots. The success of of their cause is a dangerous precedent at eliminating all of our rights as citizens of America.
- Early Suffragette Movement: Wealthy UK Women Get the Right to Vote and American Suffragettes Champion for Every Woman's Right to VoteTwo years later in 1920, the 19th Amendment to the American Constitution gave American women the right to vote. It was only in 1928, that all British Women were given the right to vote.
- Suffragettes Were the Early Champions of Women's RightsThe term suffragette was actually a derogatory term for women in Britain who championed women's right in the late 19th and early 20th century; particularly for the women who lobbied for women's right to vote
Visit Seneca Falls, New York, Gateway to the Finger Lakes, Birthplace of Women's Rights MovementThe village of Seneca Falls in upstate New York, reputedly the model for the town in Frank Capra's classic film "It's a Wonderful Life," consists of a quaint village main street, the Cayuga-Seneca Canal harbor and historic homes and neighborhoods.- Is the USA Falling Behind in the Women's Rights Movement?When did the struggle for independence come into its own, when did democracy in this country really start, when did rock 'n' roll actually come together, or when did it all start for women that they realized they needed their own rights movement?
- Profile of a Woman Who is Making a Difference Today for Women TomorrowJustice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Women's Rights to Wear Pants in Public Forty Years LaterIn my lifetime, women in the United States won the right to wear pants to school, now women in Sudan would like to do the same, but have been whipped when they did so. Should we show solidarity?
- Early Champions of Women's RightsThe term suffragette was actually a derogatory term for women in Britain who championed women's right in the late 19th and early 20th century; particularly for the women who lobbied for women's right to vote
- Women's Rights: A Scares "commodity" in CameroonThere is no gainsaying that women's rights constitute an important indicator of understanding global well-being.
- The Paris Commune, Women's Rights, and American MisconceptionsHere is an analysis on women's freedom in the Paris Commune, how it is misrepresented in American history, and how it contrasts with the contemporary aspect of gender inequality.
- Gender Rights: Will Women Ever Enjoy the Same Rights as Men?Will women ever enjoy the same rights as men? In terms of business and the working world as well as in every other aspect?
- Palin Opposes Women's Right to LifePalin hasn't shied away from her blatant views that women should not have the right to choose abortion. They shouldn't even have the right to be taught birth control in the schools, according to her. And her own daughter being pregnant shows her hypocrisy.
- Women's Rights: Ill Treatment of Women in Papua New GuineaLack of women's rights can vary from the inability to vote or hold office to work in certain career fields to file for divorce to the risk of being raped by husbands with no repercussion for the man.
- The Women's Rights Movement: Spirituality and ActivismRelatively little work has been done examining the influence of spirituality and religion on the women who played such an important role in the Women's Rights Movement. This article discusses one such activist and the way in which her religion influenced her activism.
- Women's Rights Evolved from Specific Historical MomentsWomen were a part of politics before they were acknowledged to have rights. This occures because historical moments put a culture's notion of politics and gender into question, which allows people to react in different ways and then attach new meanings.
Anita Hill: Women's Rights Beyond Susan B. AnthonySome you readers know, March is National Women's History Month. Sure, when we were in middle school, it was sufficient to learn about Susan B. Anthony and Margaret Thatcher. We all know what Maya Angelou, Amelia Bloomer and Margaret Mitchell did for America.- Just One of the GuysThis poem touches on issues of female equality, an issue very close to my heart.
- After Activist's Release, Saudi Women2Drive Campaign Faces Resignation, CensorshipAfter pioneering women's rights advocate Manal Al Sharif was released in Saudi Arabia on the requirement that she end her affiliation with the women's driving initiative, where does the movement now stand?
- After Egypt: Saudi Women Want Their RightsQuite march for equality is now taking place at Twitter and Facebook.
- Abortion: A Woman's Right to ChooseIn a time of equal rights and equality should it not be a woman's right to choose what happens to both her life and body?
- The Importance of the Women Rights MovementPeople that go before us pave the way to make a better future for all that come after. It was no different for the women's libbers of the 1970's; they did make things better for future generations of women.
90th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment: A Reflection on Women's RightsAs a woman voter today, I can say that while I do appreciate my being able to vote, women's voting is something that is not as recognized as it should be.- 19th Amendment Challenges Women to Vote to Memorialize Its AnniversaryWomen's right to vote was a hard-fought right, one that expanded women's role in the election process. The best way to celebrate and honor the sacrifices that made it possible is for women to exercise that right to vote this year.
- The 19th Amendment and Women's RightsThe 19th Amendment celebrated a birthday on Aug. 18, 2010. This Amendment was ratified in 1920, so this birthday meant, for 90 years, women have had the right to vote in the United States.
- From Workhouses to Almshouses the Plight of the Poor During Victorian TimesA workhouse was a place in the UK where the poor and destitute could live, but they also had to work. It is not for certain when these workhouses were first established; however, they predated the Victorian era.
- Amelia Earhart: Pioneer in Aviation and Women's RightsAmelia Earhart was not only a pioneer amongst women but also a pioneer in the sky. She inspired many to go beyond what they thought was possible and became a great American hero.
- Financial RegulationsTime to try and put the need for financial reform in the proper prospective, at least for me anyway.
- Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness...And AbortionTo me, abortion comes down to natural rights; the permanent and complete denial of all of the rights of the unborn child versus the temporary denial of two rights, at most, for the woman.
- Women's Rights and Gender EqualityIdentifying women as victims allows women to oppress men under the guise of trying to not be oppressed.
Where Did Jesus Stand on the Issue of Women's Rights?A lot of attacks regarding women's rights go unchallenged because Christians do not know their own history.- NPS for Vacation, Getaways, DaytripsAn overview of the NPS and info for your vacation, getaway or day trip.
- Pregnancy Termination - a Woman's Right to ChooseI believe in a woman's right to choose; some feel differently. In that situation, who knows what you might do?





