His 204 - American History Since 1865

Week 5 Final Paper

HIS 204: American History since 1864

Instructor: Sara Tucker

June 11, 2012

HIS204: American History Since 1865

The purpose of this Final Paper is to provide an opportunity to analyze a major social, economic, military, and technological issue since the Civil War, trace its significance over time, and examine the ways in which it contributed to an "ending of isolation" in the United States. The central theme is the "end of isolation," which describes in text relationships to technology, politics, military, culture, and society. The ending at times of isolation has resulted in periods of tension and struggle. In this paper, the selection of ONE topic "While women once had few life options beyond isolation in the domestic sphere, what historical developments presented new opportunities for women in society," has been chosen, and through the use of primary and secondary research, a description of these historical developments presented new opportunities for women in the roles of women rights. Historical context for this paper is training the significance of the issues over time, from 1865 to the present and assess the challenges involved in the ending of isolation as well as the key people involved in the struggles.

Over the years, during the founding of this nation, while women once had few life options beyond isolation in the domestic sphere, dramatic changes for women ending domestic isolation, and changing traditional lifestyles; women led in businesses, politics, and revealed amazing growth from 1865 to present. For example, the historic developments presented new opportunities for women in the roles of women rights. The traditional histories for women was leading and managing domestic lifestyles, which kept women in the home serving, and caring for their families. These roles changed over time, such as women rights. This was a major step toward independence for women in American history, founding of the Daughters of Liberty. Norton, (1980), "emerging out of the patriotic enthusiasm of the 1760s and 1770s, Daughters of Liberty supported the American revolutionary cause by joining boycotts against British goods. For example, "Colonial women demonstrated their support by boycotting, spinning wool, and using fiber to make linen; forming anti-team leagues" (p. 36). A summit made an opinionated announcement, making the center of attention about the need for penny-pinching business in colonial households, and by presenting a system for American women to add to the fight in opposition to Britain.

Analyzing an opportunity of a major social and economic issue during the 19th century was for example, the "Women's suffrage in the United States" that was attained step by step at state and local levels. At the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century, concluded in the 1920 passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United Constitution, which provided: Russell, (2012), "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex" (p. 1). Russell, (2012), "the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848," created the claim for women's suffrage, subsequent to the Civil War interrupted the cause; resumed. In 1869 the anticipated Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which granted Black men the right to vote, divided the movement. Activists, for example Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton declined to support the amendment because it did not grant women the right to vote. Women such as Lucy Stone and Julia Ward Howe, on the other hand, disagreed; they were of the opinion that if black men were granted the right to vote, the Amendment would assist women in realizing their goals. The disagreement triggered the materialization of two organizations, the National Woman Suffrage Association that crusaded for women's suffrage at the federal level, and married women receiving property rights. The American Woman Suffrage Association, whose plan was to fix firmly women's suffrage throughout state legislation assembled and combined subsequent to the 1900s made a new argument, which, resulted in the women's superior characteristics, especially purity, and immunity from corruption, which concerned children and local issues, and their votes, which promoted the reforms of the "Progressive Era."

The Progressive Era in this country during the 1890 was of social activism and political reform, which thrived from the 1890s to the 1920s. The key of the Progressive movement was cleansing of government, as Progressives made an effort to get rid of dishonesty by divulging and undermining political devices and people in charge. Countless (but not all) Progressives encouraged prohibition to tear down the political authority of local superiors based on taverns. Concurrently, the women's suffrage supported, and brought a "purer" woman vote into the field. Another theme of the Progressive ERA was to achieve effectiveness in each area by recognizing previous ways, which required updating, and emphasized scientific, health, and production results. The feminist involvement and American contributions during the First World War (1917-18) offered the forward motion for ultimate success.

When referring to military during World War II, women served as a major pivotal point in the professions that they held. Bowles, (2010), "women also served admirably in the military, and many contributed vital roles as nurses. One of the fascinating stories of World War II is that of the women pilots. Eighteen classes of women graduated from the Army Air Forces flight training school; they called the Women Air Force Service Pilots -WASPs" (p. 3.7). World War II did not help the Feminist Movement because there was not a Feminist Movement at the time, but in the 1940s, there was a Patriotic Movement. "While women saw increased opportunities during the war, there were other examples of liberties taken away by the U.S. government. The response to Pearl Harbor in America also elicited one of the darkest moments in its treatment of others. On February 19, 1942, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which removed Japanese aliens and American citizens who were of Japanese descent from their homes on the West Coast of the United States. The order incarcerated them in internment camps; the sad irony was of an American president committed to humanitarian ideals and a war for democracy imprisoning