The Fight for Rights

The Fight for Rights

Since the mid 20th century, women fought to receive a higher education to gain their freedom intellectually, build power, and no longer be looked at as the weaker sex. Many women fought their entire lives for the privileges of other women and to bring educational equality to America as well as other countries. These women, usually educated, wanted all women to receive an education to prove their equality with men, get better grades in elementary schooling, improve marriage situations, gain legal rights and better opportunities. They also wanted women to gain more respect, intellectual freedom, and many other important rights.
In the past, women were considered to be the weaker sex, physically as well as intellectually. They were considered naturally weaker than men, squeamish, and thought to be unable to do work that took a lot of physical and intellectual strength. Usually women did the household chores while men did heavier chores such as plowing and woo...