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  2. The 19th century witnessed a revival of this political action, with over six million people participating in the activity in 1842. Here, Richardson contends that as ‘parliamentary politics grew more exclusive and formalised women looked to an older form of interaction with the state’ (p. 126).

  3. 5 days ago · First-wave feminism was a period of feminist activity and thought that occurred during the 19th and early 20th century throughout the Western world. It focused on legal issues, primarily on securing women's right to vote.

  4. Apr 25, 2024 · Aside from the political front, women were pushing boundaries on the cultural and social front. The world of sports for example, was now beginning to attract women. The proliferation of the bicycle in France as well as the popularity of the automobile were important for women symbolically as well as practically.

  5. Apr 16, 2024 · Primary sources documenting the changing representations and lived experiences of gender roles and relations from the nineteenth century to the present. Includes sources for the study of women's suffrage, the feminist movement, the men’s movement, employment, education, the body, the family, and government and politics.

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  6. 5 days ago · History of feminism - Wikipedia. Contents. hide. (Top) Early feminism. 18th century: the Age of Enlightenment. 19th century. 19th to 21st centuries. National histories of feminism. Histories of selected feminist issues. See also. References. Bibliography. Further reading. External links. History of feminism. Part of a series on. Feminism. History.

  7. Apr 19, 2024 · Throughout most of Western history, women were confined to the domestic sphere, while public life was reserved for men. In medieval Europe, women were denied the right to own property, to study, or to participate in public life. At the end of the 19th century in France, they were still compelled to cover their heads in public, and, in parts of ...

  8. Apr 24, 2024 · Records in the National Archives document the great contributions that women have made to our nation. Learn about the history of women in the United States by exploring their stories through letters, photographs, film, and other primary sources.

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