That they also thought it was important for women to talk about their own rights. And, in fact, the question of the right to vote in 1848 was probably of the many items on the agenda, was the most controversial. It was a very close vote. Women at the convention and others focused on access of womens rights at the time. Thats really the date that we highlight as the start of the womens Suffrage Movement. What is happening in other countries at this time . Are other women allowed to vote . Its important to note that actually women in new jersey voted from 1776 to about 1807. So women in at least partly of the United States had the right to vote. Then it was taken away as the constitution was revised. In point of fact the first country to give women the right to vote was in new zealand 1893, much earlier than in the United States, although 1890 the first state to give women the right to vote permanently and that was in 1890 in wyoming. The u. S. Was not the earliest of the countries to gi
And what was it that triggered off the movement . An interesting question. The traditional date we look at is 1848, the Seneca Falls Convention for womens rights. In truth, it started a little bit earlier than that with women who were interested in the Abolitionist Movement that were excluded from inventions in london and elsewhere deciding that they also thought it was important for women to talk about their own rights. And in fact, the question of the right to vote in 1848 was probably of the many items on the agenda was the most controversial. It was a very close vote. People were women at the convention were more focused on other aspects of womens rights at the time but that really is the date that we highlight as the start of the womens movement. What is happening in other countries at this time . To start i would say it is important to note that women in new jersey voted from 1776 until about 1807. Women in at least part of the United States had a right to vote. It was taken away
But is important for children and families. He ended with a threat. May cut off funding if not open. And just yesterday, he said, quote, my view is the schools should open. He this thing is going away. It will go away like things go away and my view is that schools should be open. The president views the decision about how to reopen schools as a political dispute about his own reelection. And to paraphrase his press secretary, he is refusing to let science stand in the way. I fundamentally disagree with that approach. Schools must reopen based on science and the safety of our children and teachers, notf politics and wishful thinking. I do agree with the president that schools are critically important for children and families. My first job after i graduated from college was as a High School History teacher. My wife was a school librarian. At this time of year, i remember the anticipation as the start of school would come into focus. Two of my grandchildren are schoolage, and i know the
Scandinavia. What went wrong and what should have been done differently some of the questions we put to one of the leaders in the battle against covert 19 swedens minister for health and social affairs lena having grown talks to al jazeera. Swedens minister for health and social affairs Alaina Helen Dan thanks for joining us and for talking to aljazeera can i just begin with the government motto during the covert 19 pandemic which was physical distancing not social distancing was that the best policy considering the latest figures from sweden suggest that youve had nearly 6000 deaths and nearly 80000 infections but let me say that we have had a situation in sweden which has the best problem at the as many other countries i mean this is a Global Pandemic virus its we knew very little about from the beginning now you know a lot more so rare or suppressed in time all during those its 6 months since we have urged. Its case in sweden we have been working very hard and i just want to take ev
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