Step 1: Knowledge

Research question: What lessons from women’s struggles for equality in the past can help inform current and future women’s rights issues?

What are some focused questions that will help you find the information you need in your sources?

· What various struggles women went through in 1800’s and early 1900 to attain some equalities that women enjoy currently for instance voting right?

· Why is it that some female behaviors that were noted in 1890s recurring in the present times with the millennials and what does this means to women equality in the present and future?

· What are some of the challenges that women faced during women equality struggle and what were the results of the challenges?

· How was female equality issue handled and presented in the political arena to attain the current equality being enjoyed by women?

Step 2: Comprehension

What have you learned from your primary sources about the historical challenges or social changes that relate to your research question?

The two selected primary sources share important information about the challenges and social changes that took place between 1800s and early 1900s. The articles bear live speeches given by two great women that were in the front line to attain female equality. It might seem like the movements would only impact America since this is the country that the actions against female inequalities were intense. The reality is that the actions and boldness of the movement during that time made a global impact. Nevertheless, the two sources shares critical historical challenges as well as social changes that are important to learn. One of the important lessons learned is that women struggle for women’s right was a demanding journey that caused torment and a lot of personal challenges to those directly involved. For instance in the article by Anthony Susan, (1873); she took the bold step of voting which was an illegal act for women at the time and action that made her to be charged in court and be fines approximately $100. Being taken through the justice system is a demanding task especially for women who are also mothers and this means forsaking their comfort zone for the same of others. The second important lesson is that women were being mistreated because they were not allowed to air their views on political and social issues. They were not considered like they were part of the society and in most cases could be treated like outcasts. Thirdly, in the article by Shirley Chisholm, there is an important lesson being learned that in the in the 1800s and early 1900s, women would not be allowed to handle higher ranking and well-paying jobs. They would only be allowed to handle typing jobs and other menial jobs like being librarians, secretaries, and teachers. According to the speech, the women were denied a chance to earn decent earning through which they could improve their lives.

What have you learned from your primary sources about how these challenges were addressed by society or how these changes affected society?