Wonder(ful) Women In History By. Amanda, Lauryn, and Shayne

Historical Question Compare and contrast the influence have powerful women around the world throughout history. Due to the dedication and hard work have courageous women since classical civilizations to today’s contemporary world, common trends of increased women’s rights have developed, especially in relation to women’s education, and social mobility; political authority and representation; and occupation and contribution to the world’s economy. Although the results these women have achieved have been the same throughout Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, the methods used to increase women’s freedoms have varied depending on each woman's social class, religion, and regional culture.

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Cleopatra

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Classical Period Compared to the Paleolithic Era, women were seen as inferior to men instead have equal Women usually ruled with a husband or brother, like Theodora Those women who ruled by themselves, like Cleopatra and Zenobia, commonly had to take power (through succession wars or military) and instill fear and respect into the masses Religion, such as Confucianism and Hinduism, encouraged patriarchy; made it difficult for women to challenge religion Spescilization occured less equality,

Murasaki Shikibu

Empress Wu

Joan of Arc

Post-Classical The development of new religions, including Christianity, Buddhism, and Islam, supported a relatively equal and respectable relationship between men and women Joan of Arc and Empress Wu used these religions to help justify themselves Women in upper classes had more restricted freedoms than peasants Murasaki Shikibu’s access education was limited Women were discriminated against because of their gender in multiple aspects: military, socially, and politically

Nur Jahan

Queen Isabella

Elizabeth I Not married, became queen after her sister Mary, and claimed to think and act as a man so it would legitmize her rule and gain repect among subjects

Early Modern Women gained a marginal amount have freedoms since the last time period However, through exploration, women in leadership roles were able to influence the expansion have their nations Example: Queen Isabella Enlightenment and Renaissance briefly touched on the roles of women Women led with husbands or by themselves More women began to expand into new occupations Nur Jahan designed gardens

Catherine the Great

Queen Nzinga

Empress Dowager Cixi

Modern Many women were responsible for relations with other nations as communication increased As before, a large amount of women ruled with an iron fist, or very strictly Push for women’s education Women led reforms during this time of industrial growth

Indira Gandhi

Malala Yousafzai

Golda Meir

Contemporary Most dramatic changes in women’s rights socially, economically, and politically seen in this era After WWI and WWII when many new nations formed, new constitutions permitted greater voting and education rights to women The amount have women in the workforce increased Widely accepted among most countries that women are able to hold positions have power, like prime minister In Middle East and African countries, women still greatly suppressed in some areas Some have the courage to challenge the government, like Malala