U.S. History 2

Women’s Rights Outline

Alexisia Strickland

Columbus State University

U.S History 2

Professor J

April 19, 2023

· Introduction:

The topic chosen regards women's rights movements. It was among the most extensive and impactful movements fighting for women's rights, following suppression regarding the right to vote and to practice their civil rights. They were made up of men and women meant to achieve gender equality and enhance women's lives. Various sources can inform research regarding the women’s rights movements.

· Thesis:

Women’s Rights Movements Across the world were focused on achieving civil rights, including voting rights and economic and social freedom, despite being suppressed by governments and other women’s rights movements that the patriarchal system had infiltrated.

· Informal Paragraph:

My overall approach includes using the various women’s rights movements and their approaches to show how the advanced women’s rights, not just in America but also beyond, considering this was a universal issue. My topic and the format go together because I searched for articles relating to the women's rights movement to help expound on my topic. My argument is processing well because the sources provide extensive information, and my different points are connected by the idea of women being focused on their rights despite adversity.

· Source 1:

Donno, D., & Kreft, A. K. (2019). Authoritarian institutions and women’s rights. Comparative Political Studies, 52(5), 720-753.- The article discusses the significant autocracies that have put the advancement of women’s rights first, even with the significant efforts to suppress their rights. The study uses the authoritarian rights provision theory that looks at how nations are motivated and inspired to gain the loyalty of women. It also looks into the provision n of women’s rights policies, which are linked to greater economic and political rights of women. This is according to the part where the authors state, “ Women in party-based dictatorships enjoy greater political and economic rights than their counterparts in nonparty-based dictatorships (Donno & Kreft, 2019, P.7). This then connects to the lack of these rights within the American framework, whereby women’s rights movements, that emerged during the 18th century, slowly gaining popularity. The source acknowledges the struggles of the 20th century regarding the right to vote and the various actions women took to fight for this civil right. Apart from the right to vote, the movement focused on gender equality, and according to the article, one of the subjects surrounding the issue of abortion whereby Roe v. Wade made abortion legal on the basis that one is legally considered a person when the child is full-term.

· Source 2: