Women and society

In today's society, the role of women is still not equal to the role of men, but the gap between the two is much smaller than in previous decades. Angelina Grimke makes a comparison between slavery and the oppressed position of women in America. She writes, "the mere circumstance of sex does not give to man higher rights and responsibilities than to woman". Women were not allowed to vote or hold property like slaves and merely tended to the home and children. It has taken a lot of time and effort from many people to create 'equality' among men and women in this country. However,in many other societies, ancient or current, women did have many privileges that were not seen in America until the 20th century. Women in Mongol occupied or Tang China participated in politics and did not have their civil liberties infringed upon. These civilizations lasted for hundreds of years and progressed smoothly due to the equality of all of its citizens. I think that if America had really practiced equality at its birth our nation would be in much better position socially and economically.