Question

Which statements describe limits on women’s rights in the early 1800s? Check all that apply. Women could only vote in local elections. Women could not hold political office. Married women could only own one acre of land. Women had very few options when becoming involved in business. Women were not allowed to work outside the home.

Answer 1

Women's rights are the rights and entitlements claimed for women and girlsworldwide, and formed the basis for the women's rights movement in the nineteenth century and feminist movement during the 20th century. In some countries, these rights are institutionalized or supported by law, local custom, and behavior, whereas in others they are ignored and suppressed. They differ from broader notions of human rights through claims of an inherent historical and traditional bias against the exercise of rights by women and girls, in favor of men and boys.[1]

Issues commonly associated with notions of women's rights include the right: to bodily integrity and autonomy; to be free from sexual violence; to vote; to hold public office; to enter into legal contracts; to have equal rights in family law; to work; to fair wages or equal pay; to have reproductive rights; to own property; to education.[2]