Feminism is a movement for social, political and educational equality and change. ... The feminist movement can be traced back to the 18th century in the intellectual works of Mary Wollstonecraft. ... This was the first recognised movement for equality. ... Education was a large issue for the feminist movement. ... As the feminist movement progressed the government began to take more notice of the wants and desires of more than half the population. ...

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The Emancipation Proclamation was the first political movement to equality; in 1863 it proclaimed the freedom of slaves in the ten rebelling states. Ward believes "the Emancipation Proclamation stands as a monumental landmark in the advancement of liberty1" In contrast US history writes, "the search for equal rights was far from over with the passage of the 14th Amendment2" as the Supreme Court did nothing to ensure that the 14th Amendment, which stated that no "State [should] deprive any person of life, liberty, or property,3" was made a meaningful reality. ... ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871 and the Joint Select Committee majority report were responses to an escalating civil unrest during the Reconstruction Period of the United States. ... In fact, the Klan had "threatened the lives and the political and economic rights of all newly freed slaves." ... In an effort to once again limit the rights of the newly freemen and women, many states passed discriminatory legislation known to some as 'Black Codes'. ... In response to these unsettling decisions made by the Southern States and their use of the ˜Black Codes', Congress passed sev...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Past and Present Ku Klux Klan The Ku Klux Klan was formed at the end of the Civil War during the Reconstruction period. ... In December 1865, in Pulaski, Tennessee, six men who were previously officers in the Civil War decided to start a club, mainly for amusement. ... (Chalmers 9) After the Civil War, when social classes were out of order, the Klan wanted to restore it by -returning the Negro to the field "just as long as he didn't do too well there "and the prewar leaders to their former seats of power."" ... On April 20, 1871 the Force Bill, also know as the Ku Klux...

• Word Count: 5906
• Approx Pages: 24
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School