Women’s rights date back to ancient Greece and Rome. Yet, despite the existence of women’s rights dating back thousands of years, some modern-day civilizations still have a long way to go when it comes to giving their women the same regard as men. Women’s rights includes many different facets of everyday living, such as gender equality, the right to vote or hold public office, the right to serve in her country’s military, the right to an education, the right to own property, and – perhaps most importantly – the right to her own body. Believe it or not, women do not have the right to refuse sexual relations in some cultures, as her body is not considered her property but someone else’s. In the united states not providing consent to sexual relations could constitute sexual battery or spousal rape depending on the circumstances. When you consider this, you realize how important an issue women’s rights is within the United States and throughout the world.
History
- Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania: Women’s History Timeline
- Women’s International Center: Women’s History in Americ
- Women’s Rights in the Ancient World
- Womankind: Timeline of International Women’s Rights Agreements
- The Prism: The Path of the Women’s Rights Movement
- National Park Service: Women’s Rights Movement
Equal Employment
- Wesleyan University: Equal Employment Opportunity Law System and Women by Bill Gordon
- The University of Iowa: The Historical Basis for Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action
- UC Irvine: A Brief History of Affirmative Action
- San Diego State University: Federal Equal Employment Law
- Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management: Breaking Through the Glass Ceiling
- “The Glass Ceiling Effect” by David A. Cotter, Joan M. Hermsen, Seth Ovadia, Reeve Vanneman
Suffrage
- University of Missouri Kansas City: Women’s Fight for the Vote, the 19th Amendment
- Vassar College: Suffrage for Women
- University of Rochester: Suffrage History
- The City University of New York: Voting Rights and Citizenship
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Opposition to Women’s Suffrage
- George Mason University: Suffrage On Stage — Marie Jenney Howe Parodies the Opposition
Human Rights and Women’s Rights
- University of Minnesota: The Human Rights of Women
- Global Issues: Women’s Right
- Human Rights Watch: Women’s Rights Division
- Amnesty International: Women’s Rights
- United Nations Population Fund: The Human Rights of Women
- Harvard University: Laws of the World Relating to Women’s Human Rights
Famous Women
- University of Maryland: 75 Suffragists
- Fordham University: Sojourner Truth (1797-1883): Ain’t I A Woman?
- Sweet Briar College: “Solitude of Self” by Elizabeth Cady Stanton
- Susan B. Anthony House: Biography of Susan B. Anthony
- University of Louisville: Who Were the Women Who Made Up the Suffrage Movement?
- The Ohio State University: Timeline: Woman’s Rights and Feminism (U.S.) — the Key Women
