Initial Thoughts on Women

I am interested in this topic because of the strength that women portrayed, while fighting for their rights. For many years, women faced oppression and were given unequal rights. In today's society, women are very successful and many women are even the CEOs of a variety of companies. However, in the beginning and towards the middle of the 20th century, many women were not encouraged to join the work force and when they did work, they did not earn substantial wages. What I constantly wonder is why men believed that women were not smart enough or good enough to work with them, in order to earn an income to support their family. I believe that men thought that in America, they should be the ones in their families working, and the women should be the ones to stay home and take care of the children and the house. I feel very proud to know, that as a woman myself, others took the initive to stand up for their rights and the rights of other women as well.