Overview

Over the past century, many different strides have taken place for women’s rights in the United States of America. Many different national and international events influenced not only the freedom and rights of women but media as well. Media is constantly changing and impacts greatly people’s impressions of themselves and other groups, particularly marginalized groups and these constantly changing portrayals are impacted by historical and cultural events. Advertisements are but one form of media that can create a perception or lack thereof freedom of women, influencing the decisions of them and those around them. Through examining advertisements centered about different historical and cultural events of the 20th century, one can see how the definition or perception of freedom for women has changed

Timeline of Major National and Women's Rights Events

References

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[2] Burkett, Elinor, and Laura Brunell. “Feminism.” Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 8 Feb. 2019, www.britannica.com/topic/feminism.

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[4] “37mm Gun Dieffmatten” WikiCommons. Public Domain, 1918. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:37mm-gun-dieffmatten-19180626.gif

[5] “Miss Jeannette Rankin, of Montana, speaking from the balcony of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, Monday April 2, 1917” WikiCommons. Public Domain, 1917. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Miss_Jeannette_Rankin,_of_Montana,_speaking_from_the_balcony_of_the_National_American_Woman_Suffrage_Association,_Monday,_April_2,_1917._LOC.jpg

[6] “Women Voter Outreach” WikiCommons. Attributed to Kheel Center. Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic, 1935.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Women_voter_outreach_1935_English_Yiddish.jpg

[7] “Detroit Police Prohibition” WikiCommons. Public Domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Detroit_police_prohibition.jpg

[8] “Public Health Nursing” WikiCommons. Public Domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Public_Health_nursing.gif

[9] “Hattie Caraway 1914” WikiCommons. Public Domain, 1914. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hattie_Caraway_1914.jpg

[10] “Normandy Invasion” WikiCommons. Public Domain, 1944. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:26-G-2963_(17718013848).jpg

[11] “Bennett Belles Protest” WikiCommons. Attributed to Bellealert. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bennett_Belles_protest.jpg

[12] “National Organization for Women Logo” NOW Cleveland. Under Copyright, protected under Fair Use for Education. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:National_Organization_for_Women_logo.png

[13] “Sandra Day O’Connor 1982” WikiCommons. Public Domain ,1982. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sandra_Day_O%27Connor_1982.jpg

[14] “Sally Ride in 1984” WikiCommons. Public Domain, 1984. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sally_Ride_in_1984.jpg

[15] “Anita Hill” WikiCommons. Attributed to Gage Skidmore. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0. Unported, 2018. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anita_Hill_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg

Header photos:

https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:We_Can_Do_It!.jpg

https://pixels.com/featured/a-gibson-girl-charles-dana-gibson.html?product=poster

https://socl120.wordpress.com/2014/12/10/feminist-movements/

https://www.lotuskruse.com/what-the-fck-are-you-so-angry-about/

http://www.lingbe.com/2017/09/15/flappers-brave-sensual-and-rebel-girls/