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The term '''women’s rights''' typically refers to [[Freedom (political)|freedoms]] inherently possessed by women and girls of all ages, which may be institutionalized or ignored and/or illegitimately suppressed by law or custom in a particular society. These liberties are grouped together and differentiated from broader notions of [[human rights]] because they often differ from the freedoms inherently possessed by and/or recognized for men and boys, and because activism surrounding this issue claims an inherent historical and traditional bias against the exercise of rights by women. |
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Feminism and most modern sociological theory maintain that the differences between men and women are, at least in part, socially constructed 'differences' , (i.e. determined through history by specific human groups), rather than biologically determined, immutable conditions. See articles about [[women]], the term some feminists see as a "gender unbiased term." |
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Issues commonly associated with notions of women's rights include, though are not limited to: |
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* The right to bodily integrity and autonomy, |
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* The right to [[suffrage|vote]], |
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* The right to hold public office, |
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* The right to work, |
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* The right to [[equal pay|fair wages]], |
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* The right to own [[property]], |
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* The right to [[education]], |
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* [[marriage|Marital]] rights, |
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* [[parenting|Parental]] rights, |
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* [[Religious]] rights, |
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* The right to serve in the [[military]], and |
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* The right to enter into legal [[contracts]]. |
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==Notable women’s rights activists== |
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Image:Luisa_Capetillo.JPG | [[Luisa Capetillo]] |
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Image:Susan_B_Anthony_Older_Years.gif | [[Susan B. Anthony]] |
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*[[Shirin Ebadi]] (1947-) On December 10, 2003, Ebadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her significant and pioneering efforts for democracy and human rights, especially for the rights of women and children. |
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* [[Guru Nanak]] (1469-1539) The founder of [[Sikhism]] also promoted [[Women in Sikhism|equal rights for Women]] |
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*[[Qasim Amin]] (1863-1908) - [[Egypt|Egyptian]] jurist, early advocate of women’s rights in [[Islam|Islamic]] society |
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*[[Susan B. Anthony]] (1820-1906) - [[United States|American]] civil rights leader and suffragette, co-founder of the [[National Woman's Suffrage Association]], tried for casting a vote in the [[United States presidential election, 1872|1872 presidential election]] |
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*[[Luisa Capetillo]] (1879-1922) - [[Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican]] [[trade union|labor union]] suffragette; jailed for wearing pants in public |
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*[[Unity Dow]] (born 1959) - [[Botswana|Botswanan]] judge and writer, plaintiff in a case that allowed children of Botswanan women and foreign nationals to be considered [[Batswana]] |
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*[[Carolyn Egan]] (birthdate unknown) - [[Canada|Canadian]]-American trade unionist and feminist, advocate for women’s reproductive rights, including access to birth control, abortion, and sex education |
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*[[Nawal el-Saadawi]] (born 1931) - Egyptian writer and doctor, advocate for women’s health and equality |
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*[[Marianne Hainisch]] (1839-1936) - [[Austria|Austrian]] activist, proponent of women’s right to work and to receive education |
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*[[Sor Juana]] (c. 1651-1695) - [[Mexico|Mexican]] [[nun]], scholar, and proponent of women’s education |
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*[[Kartini|Raden Adjeng Kartini]] (1879-1904) - [[Javanese]] advocate for native [[Indonesia|Indonesian]] women, critic of polygamous marriages and lack of education opportunities for women |
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*[[Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan]] (1905-1990) - [[India|Indian]]-[[Pakistan|Pakistani]] activist, founder of the All Pakistan Women’s Association, organizer of women’s nursing and first aid corps to help refugees in Delhi despite public resistance to women working outside the home |
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*[[Jyotiba Phule]] (1827-1890) - [[India|Indian]] social reformer, critic of the [[Indian caste system|caste system]], founded a school for girls, a widow-remarriage initiative, a home for upper caste widows, and a home for infant girls to discourage female infanticide |
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*[[Dora Russell]] (1894-1986) - British progressive campaigner, advocate of marriage reform, birth control and female emancipation |
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*[[Hoda Shaarawi]] (1879-1947) - Egyptian feminist, organizer for the Mubarrat Muhammad Ali (women’s social service organization), the Union of Educated Egyption Women and the Wafdist Women’s Central Committee, founder and first president of the [[Egyptian Feminist Union]] |
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*[[Shamima Shaikh]] (1960-1998) - [[South Africa|South African]] activist, member of the Muslim Youth Movement of South Africa, proponent of Islamic gender equality |
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*[[Kate Sheppard]] (1847-1934) - [[New Zealand]] suffragette, influential in winning voting rights for women in 1893 (the first national election in which women were allowed to vote) |
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*[[Elizabeth Cady Stanton]] (1815-1902) - [[United States|American]] social activist, abolitionist, and suffragette, organizer of the [[1848 Women's Rights Convention]], co-founder of the [[National Woman's Suffrage Association]] and the [[International Council of Women]] |
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*[[Ida B. Wells]] (1862-1931) - [[United States|American]] civil rights and anti-[[lynching]] activist, suffragette noted for her refusal to avoid media attention because she was [[African American]] |
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*[[Mary Wollstonecraft]] (1759-1797) - author of ''[[A Vindication of the Rights of Women]],'' advocate of women’s equality and rationality |
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*[[Emmeline Pankhurst]] (1858 – 1928) was one of the founders of the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[suffragette]] movement |
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*[[Susan Fauer]] (1941 –) was one of the founders of the Women's Free Trade Movement |
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==See also== |
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* [[Equal Rights Amendment]] (ERA) |
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* [[Feminism]] - the core ideology behind women's rights |
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* [[International Women's Rights Action Watch]] ([[IWRAW]]) |
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* [[Legal rights of women in history]] |
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* [[Reproductive rights]] - within "women's rights," issues |
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regarding "reproductive freedom" |
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* The [[Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women]] (CEDAW) |
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* [[List of suffragists and suffragettes]] |
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* [[List of democracy and elections-related topics]] |
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* [[suffragette]] |
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* [[League of Women Voters]] |
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* [[National Woman's Suffrage Association]] |
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* [[Seneca Falls Convention]], [[Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments]] |
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* ''[[The New Northwest]]'' |
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* [[Women in the Victorian Era]] |
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* [[Women in Sikhism]] |
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* [[Women's political rights in Bahrain]] |
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* [[Section Twenty-eight of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms]] |
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* [[Women's suffrage in South Carolina]] |
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* [[Women's suffrage]] |
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* [[Women in Islam]] |
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==External links== |
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* [http://roedepot.com Roe Depot ~ a forum on reproductive rights & alternative birth control] |
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* [http://www.ansarburney.org/ Ansar Burney Trust] working for women's rights in the Middle East |
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* [http://www.hrw.org/women/ Human Rights Watch: Women's Rights] |
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* [http://www.omct.org/index.php?id=EQL&lang=eng World Organization Against Torture: No Violence Against Women] |
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* [http://othello.alma.edu/~07tmhopk/womeninthechurch.html Women in the (Christian) Church] essay arguing against ordination of women in the Christian church |
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* [http://www.loadedissues.com Women's Rights] |
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* [http://www.intifada-des-perles.org/index_017.htm How parental rights are not granted to women when it comes to divorce and children's movement] |
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[[Category:Women's rights| ]] |
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[[fr:Droits des femmes]] |
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Revision as of 21:51, 4 February 2007
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