Bibliograph

Do women have equal rights?, Elizabeth Schmermund

Type

Label

Do women have equal rights?, Elizabeth Schmermund

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Do women have equal rights?

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Elizabeth Schmermund

Series statement

Ask the constitution

Summary

Our understanding of gender has changed quite a bit since the Constitution was first written. Yet, there has always been debate about how women should be included under the laws that govern the United States. The women's suffrage movement fought to give women the right to vote. With the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920, this dream was finally realized. There have been many more battles along the way, including for the Equal Rights Amendment, which would guarantee equal rights under the Constitution regardless of sex or gender. What does the Constitution say about women, and what amendments do feminists argue should be passed? Readers explore the answers to these questions and more

Target audience

juvenile

Classification