They get paid a few shillings, their first earnings ever. (1 shilling = a bit less than a dollar
The experience gained working on reform programs made women qualified to create the women's rights movement.
http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/009825.htmlIn 1977, Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement, which has mobilized women across Kenya to plant trees - and has paid them to do soMaathai has been a fearless activist and spokesperson for issues including women's economic rights, poverty and education....She wants to help Kenya economically and environmentally. She has and continues to do so.
She wanted to help women in the woman's suffrage movement to be able to vote.
A maternity support belt is used to help one support the weight of their belly while pregnant. Often women suffer from discomfort in their lower back during pregnancy. These belts help reduce the strain from the extra weight.
A pregnancy belt, otherwise known as a maternity band, is supposed to support the weight of the developing "bump" of a pregnant woman to help avoid strain on the back. There are several types and some women find them of more help than others.
Susan B. Anthony wanted Women's Rights. More than that, she wanted women to be able to vote. Unfortunately she never go to vote, but she did help start the women's feminist movement that made the 19th Amendment possible. She drew attention to women's rights and helped inspire many other women to stand up for themselves. She was constant reminder, memory, and inspiration to women who helped keep the women's movement alive.
how did the settlement movement seek to help the needy
The people who buy upcycled furniture are usually people that are into the "green movement." These people like to recycle and help the earth.
Going green can help the earth!
Women played many roles in the abolitionist movement. Some were not afraid to be vocal about the horrors of slavery. Others helped by hiding slaves in their homes, and many helped with the Underground Railroad, arranging help for slaves to be moved to free states. Many women helped by collecting signatures on petitions and writing articles to be published in anti-slavery newspapers.
The belt you are seeing is known as a "gait belt" which is used to help steady patients who are unstable when they walk or stand.
many women joined the abolitionist movement. as these women worked to end slavery they noticed how few rights they had to. so both black and white abolitionist men and women joined the struggle for womens rights