Jordan G.

After reading "The Struggle for Women's Suffrage" first paragraph it's hard to not feel some form of excitement. It speaks about how the American women of the 19th century had the highest female literacy rate in the world. Things were looking positive and progressive for women during that time, but as the article goes on you can't help to think they were sold a dream with the American Revolution.  Women were living a nightmare in my opinion. Women could not own property, make contracts, bring suits, or sit on juries. If women did any of these things there was a possibility that they could be legally beaten by their husbands and were required to submit to their husbands' sexual demands. Women have had to overcome laws and customs that discriminated on the basis of sex.  Many different women took on the task of trying to fight for change over the years. Some of these women included: Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton,  and Lucy Stone. Cady and Stanton wan

America Enters the War President Wilson assumed that if Germany won the war, there would be an alter in power so drastic that it would be detrimental to Europe. On April 4, 1917 war was declared on Germany. The United States military was unprepared for what was to come next. During that time the U.S. didn't maintain armed forces or trained reserves during "peacetime." The U.S. relied on volunteerism in order to fill the ranks, but this option was not meeting the status quo.  The Boy Scouts of America charge up Fifth Avenue in New York City in a “Wake Up, America” parade to support recruitment efforts. Nearly sixty thousand people attended this single parade. On May 18, 1917, Congress approved the Selective Service Act, President Wilson signed it within a week. The Selective Service Act originally stated that men from the age of 21-30 must register for military service. Around 2.5 million men were examined for the military service. The Army Medical Department found 1,533,9

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