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The increasing shortage of male teachers in the New England states brought women as a group into the teaching field . There were some improvements in the property rights of women before the Civil War , but these only benefited the ...
The increasing shortage of male teachers in the New England states brought women as a group into the teaching field . There were some improvements in the property rights of women before the Civil War , but these only benefited the ...
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Of all American women , black women were the most degraded , most exploited , most disadvantaged . The female slave , like the male , was legally a chattel , a human . property that could be bought , sold , traded 59.
Of all American women , black women were the most degraded , most exploited , most disadvantaged . The female slave , like the male , was legally a chattel , a human . property that could be bought , sold , traded 59.
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The Fourteenth Amendment , however , guaranteed " male inhabitants " the vote and specifically mentioned “ male citizens , ” thus enshrining sex discrimination in federal law . The issue caused a serious split in the feminist movement .
The Fourteenth Amendment , however , guaranteed " male inhabitants " the vote and specifically mentioned “ male citizens , ” thus enshrining sex discrimination in federal law . The issue caused a serious split in the feminist movement .
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Theories of Women's Studies Gloria Bowles,Renate Duelli-Klein,Renate Klein No preview available - 1983 |