Women’s Changing Role and Empowerment in 1607-1876

The democratic order of the United States has been regarded as an illustration of equality and justice, although various issues still persist. Society was very different in the 17th century since slavery, as well as the distribution of gender roles, was often seen as the plague that could have destroyed the country before it was created. Modern women enjoy equal rights with men, but there are still some inequalities. Females who lived three hundred years ago would regard these issues as irrelevant. It took several hundred years for women to earn their right to contribute to the development of the nation. One of the opportunities females did not waste the Civil War. This paper includes an analysis of some of the major milestones in the process of women empowerment that took place between 1607 and 1876.