20th_Century_Women

20th Century Women WOMEN HAVE A RIGHT TO BE TREATED AS AN EQUAL IN ALL THINGS, AND IN ALL PLACES, AND AT ALL TIMES The 20th century has greatly furthered the progress for women in the United States. It is staggering to think that 100 years ago, women in the United States had little rights. They could not vote, most higher educational institutions excluded them, and opportunities for work outside the home were limited. Ending the 20th century, American women have gained the right to vote, have flown in space, are winning gold medals in the Olympics, are serving in the military, and are recognized leaders almost everywhere in government and industry. However, this commendable record of advancement, except the right to vote, is obtained by only a few women. Most are still marred by the glass ceiling, unequal pay scales, and many vestiges of the old order. Dramatic social and legal changes in regards to women¡¯s rights have been accomplished and are so accepted that they go unnoticed by people whose lives they have changed. Many people who have lived through the recent decades of this process have come to accept what has transpired and young women, men, glass, wage, ceiling, earnings, rights, gap, should, discrimination, women's, vote, national, less, years, movement, equality, equal, been, government, force, empowering, committee, businesses, annual