Working Toward Gaining Equality for Women
Women make up about half the world’s population, but women worldwide have had to fight for equal rights—to be able to vote, do the same jobs as men for the same rate of pay, own property, and have the same opportunities in education. This book looks at the campaigns fought throughout history, including suffrage movements around the world, strikes for equal pay, and International Women’s Day. The struggle by activists continues today to end child marriage and safeguard women in the military. Links to further information help readers find out more about current campaigns and become activists themselves.
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Working Toward Gaining Equality for Women
Women make up about half the world’s population, but women worldwide have had to fight for equal rights—to be able to vote, do the same jobs as men for the same rate of pay, own property, and have the same opportunities in education. This book looks at the campaigns fought throughout history, including suffrage movements around the world, strikes for equal pay, and International Women’s Day. The struggle by activists continues today to end child marriage and safeguard women in the military. Links to further information help readers find out more about current campaigns and become activists themselves.
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Working Toward Gaining Equality for Women

Working Toward Gaining Equality for Women

by Cynthia O'Brien
Working Toward Gaining Equality for Women

Working Toward Gaining Equality for Women

by Cynthia O'Brien

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Women make up about half the world’s population, but women worldwide have had to fight for equal rights—to be able to vote, do the same jobs as men for the same rate of pay, own property, and have the same opportunities in education. This book looks at the campaigns fought throughout history, including suffrage movements around the world, strikes for equal pay, and International Women’s Day. The struggle by activists continues today to end child marriage and safeguard women in the military. Links to further information help readers find out more about current campaigns and become activists themselves.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780778779452
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing
Publication date: 08/31/2020
Series: Achieving Social Change
Pages: 48
Product dimensions: 7.40(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile: 950L (what's this?)
Age Range: 10 - 18 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction 4

Chapter 1

What Are Women's Rights? 6

Issues of Race and Culture 8

Financial Rights 10

Chapter 2

Early Feminists 12

Power of the Pen 14

Taking up the Cause 16

Chapter 3

Getting the Vote 18

Coming Together 20

Votes for All Women 22

Chapter 4

Fighting for Rights 24

A New Wave Begins 26

Equal Pay 28

Chapter 5

The Fight Goes On 30

A Mew Feminism 32

Women Stand Up 34

Chapter 6

Feminist Activism Today 36

Ending Violence 38

Looking to the Future 40

Get Involved 42

Timeline 44

Sources 45

Glossary 46

Further Information 47

Index 48

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