History of WomenLavanyah Rathimohan

Representation of Women Women had the same rights as men in the 20th century. They bore the children, were householders, mothers, wives etc… Women were drafted into the labour market to undertake work that had been

usually done by men during the war. They always lost their jobs in industry and had to return to domestic and service

roles.

Women’s were the focus of advertisements and made the biggest selling point of a product being sold.

Women’s only had their rights to have a voice in the political elections and the right to vote in the early 1900’s.

In non-fictional media women’s roles tend to be smaller and fewer than their male counterparts.

How are Women represented in Magazines? In most of the Magazines women's are represented as 'sex objects' because most

of the pictures are inappropriate. This is used to catch the reader’s attention to the advertisements.

The main aim in a Women magazine is to present information about dieting, fashion, make up and information on how to attract a man.

In Men's magazines most Women are represented as sex objects. They are normally dressed in minimal clothing to attract the male audience. On the other hand it makes it a bad view of women as they are then called as sex objects.

Timeline: Women History 1849

• Elizabeth Blackwell becomes the first woman to receive a medical degree

1872

• Victoria Claflin Woodhull is the first woman to run as a presidential candidate

1890

• Wyoming becomes the first state to grant women the right to vote in all elections

1919

• Jeannette Rankin of Montana becomes the first woman elected to Congress

1920

• The 19th Amendment gives women the right to vote

1933

• Frances Perkins is appointed secretary of labour by President.

1967

• Muriel Siebert is the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange

1976

• The Supreme Court upholds women’s right to unemployment benefits during last three months of pregnancy

1981

• Sandra Day O’Connor becomes first woman appointed to the Supreme Court

1997

• Madeleine K. Albright becomes the first woman U.S. secretary of state

1999

• Lt. Col. Eileen Collins becomes the first woman astronaut to command a space-shuttle mission

2008

• Hillary Clinton is the only first lady to run for president

2009

• Sonia Sotomayor becomes the first Latino appointed to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court

How far does the representation of women change over time?

People stated that fewer women work but more women look after the household.

They said a smaller proportion of women was in the labour force but in 1997, 74% of women aged between 25 and 54 were in the labour force.

In 1997, 30% of households were in charge by women.

Women earned less than three-fourth as much as men - in 1997, women’s weekly earnings were 75% of men’s

Smaller fraction of women voted - in 1992 and 1994, 80% of women registered to vote actually voted in the national elections