decision on the issue of abortion. The Supreme Court did not “invent” legal abortion, much less abortion itself, when they handed down their decision. Regardless of the decision, both legal and illegal abortion has always been an issue in the United States. In the mid 1800’s, the procedure was made illegal under most circumstances in most states. In the 1960’s, many states began reforming their very strict abortion laws, so when the Supreme Court made their decision, legal abortion was already available
As of 2010, women make up 50.8% of the population. According to the Bible, a woman, Eve, was the second human being on planet Earth. Women have been in existence since the beginning of time, just as abundant as men, yet history has shown us just how subordinate females have been treated as early as the first civilizations. Men’s role as hunter compared to a women’s role as gatherer is to many, perhaps, the first divide in the power between men and women, left only to escalate as mankind evolved throughout
writings of Friedan are what sparked women to finally realize that they have so much more that they can achieve if they don’t follow the basic ways of life. In The Feminine Mystique Friedan focused on bringing awareness to the issues such as education, abortion, sex-based discrimination, careers and brought awareness to other issues prevalent in their society. This was one of the biggest things to shock American women into thinking that they had a better life outside of being a
Progressive Reformers began transforming America into the modern society we know starting in the 1880’s. Thousands of men and women were dissatisfied with how society was constructed between the 1880’s and 1920’s and they set out to change it. There were numerous issues that people faced everyday and these issues complicated their lives. The foremost important issues that lead to reforms were the poor coal mining conditions, the lack of women's rights and the corruption in politics. These issues