American women in politics.docx

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Americanwomeninpolitics

ItisveryeasytoseeHillaryRodhamClintononthenewspapereverymorning,sheisbusytosolveforeignmatterandadvisethePresidentObamaonmatterrelatingtoforeignissues.HillaryClintonisoneofthemostsuccessfulwomenpoliticiansintheAmerica.However,historyofwomanpoliticianismuchshorterthanman,theincreasingnumberofwomanpoliticianshowsthatpublicansneedthem.

WomeninUnitedStateshaveseenastheywerenotinterestedandnotinvolvedinthepolitics.Theyweremotheroftheirchildrenandwivesoftheirhusbands,theywerenotseenasindividualsinpublic.Americanwomenspendalmost200yearstofightfortheirrightinpolitics,theserightincludevoting,positioninCongressandpresidentialelection.Since19thcenturywomenstartedtoarguethatwomenshouldhavesamerightinpolitics,andthiscountryshouldnotbeonlycontrolledbymale.CurrentlyinUnitedStated,womenareplayingmoreimportantroleinpoliticsthanyearsago.

Womeninpublicofficearedoingbetterinseveralareas,andwomenarehighlyvaluablewhenitcomestoissueslikedealingwithpoor,healthcare,education,homelessness,agingandtheenvironment.Although,womenfacesignificantdisadvantagesinrunningforofficeandwinningvoter.

VotingisthemostimportantrighttowomeninAmerica.ButtherighttovotedidnotcomeeasilyforallAmericanwomen.Thehistoryofwomensuffragestartedbefore300years,anditwasveryhardtosucceed.

Duringthe19thcentury,asmalesuffragewasgraduallyextendedintheUnitedState,womenbecameincreasinglyactiveinthequestfortheirownsuffrage.Thebeginningofthefightforwomensuffrageistracedtothe''DeclarationofSentiments''producedatthefirstwoman'srightsconventioninSenecaFalls,N.Y.in1848.Afterseveralyears,SusanB.Anthonyjoinedthefight,arguingthat''Itwaswe,thepeople,notwe,thewhitemalecitizens;noryetwe,themalecitizen;butwe,thewholepeople,whoformedtheUnion.Andweformeditforwomenaswellasmen.Itisadownrightmockerytoassurewomenoftheirenjoymentoftheblessingoflibertywhiletheyaredeniedtheuseoftheonlymeansofsecuringthemprovidedbythisgovernment—theballot（15）.''

SuffragistsbroughtaseriesofcourtchallengestotestwhethervotingwasaprivilegeofU.S.Citizenshipnowbelongingtowomen.OnesuchchallengegrewoutofSusanB.Anthonyforillegallyvotingin1872election.ThefirstcasetomakeitswaytotheSupremeCourt.ButCourtrejectedtheargumentthat14thAmendmentextendedthevotetowomen.ThensuffragiststurnedtheirattentionfromthecourttothestatesandtoCongress.In1878,anamendmentwasproposedthatprovidedtherightofcitizenstovoteshallnotbeabridgedbytheUnitedStatesorbyanyStateonaccountofsex.ThissameamendmentwouldbeintroducedineverysessionofCongressforthenext41years.

In1890,theTerritoryofWyomingallowedwomentovote,anditwasadmittedasastate.Wyomingbecamethefirststatewithwomensuffrage.By1900,Utah,andColoradojoinedWyominginallowingwomentovote.

Thenecessarytwo-thirdsvoteinfavorofthewomensuffrageamendmentwasfinallymusteredinCongress.Theroleofwomanhavechangedsince1920.ThepassageofNineteenthAmendmenttotheUnitedStatesConstitution,whichistherightofcitizensoftheUnitedStatestovoteshallnotbedeniedorabridgedbytheUnitedStatesorbyanyStateonaccountofsex.Although,SuffrageortherighttovotewasachievedgraduallyanduneasyforallwomeninUnitedStates.

Since1964,morewomenthanmenvotedforpresidentialelection.Itisclearthatwillcontinuetobeamajorityofthevoting.Andeversince,thefemaleinfluenceonAmericanelectionshasbeensnowballing.Morethanever,it'sseeninthewaypollsterpoll,journalistsreport,andcampaign.Suddenly,maleandfemaleperspectivesonpoliticsareantvirtualparity（Mclaughlin3）.Inthe2000elections,thepercentageofwomenvotingishigherthanmenreportedvoting.Therateofwomenvoteswashigh,about7.8millionmorewomenthanmenvotedinthe2000elections.In2008,women'svoteswereasignificantfactorinSenatorBarackObama'svictory,womenstronglypreferredObamatoSenatorJohnMcCain.

Thischangeintheroleofwomenwassignificant,anditwillcertainlycontributetothepoliticalmodernizationofAmerica.90yearsago,intheU.S.themajorpoliticalinfluenceofwomenhadbeenfeltthroughtheirroleineducatingchildren,eitherinformallyinthehome,sincemostwerenotemployed,orintheschoolsystem.Increasingtheirskillandinterestinparticipationandcontemporarypoliticalproblemsaffectedthisrole.Whilewomentraditionallyhavenotbeenveryactivedirectlyinpoliticsorgovernmentadministration,somechangewasintroducedintheseareas.

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