Women have been fighting the battle for equality for decades and decades on end. In every aspect of life, there has been and still is a struggle for all women to receive their human rights. Throughout time women we can call trailblazers and progressive role models have given us women today most of the human rights everyone deserves. Susan B Anothy, President of the National Woman Suffrage Association, brought women into the national political picture at a time when only white men made the rules dismissing other opinions. Shortly after, Elizabeth Cady Stanton formed a strong group of women suffragists in the 1920s to march and protest, giving us today the privilege of the women’s vote. 

Margaret Sanger brought the Pill, then  Amelia Earhart was the first woman and second pilot ever to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic, then Rosa Parks stood for African American Rights, then these women paved the way for many more female role models after them creating the society we live in today. Presidents Nixon and Kennedy saw this path as bringing men into the fight for women’s rights, changing the view of women’s fight forever. When Kenndey created the Equal Pay Act or when Nixon said, “No person in the United States shall, based on sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance”. Today’s society may not be perfect yet, is far beyond the expectations of women and men who stood against the odds hoping we would be able to reach what we have now. 

The change wasn’t only from a political standpoint coming from politicians like Hilary Clinton or Sandra Day O’Connor but, in sports, movies, careers, and more. Marilyn Monroe became an icon for women’s independence by starring in films, Billie Jean King stood up for equality in Women’s Sports, and Sally Ride was the first woman in Space. Women all over the nation saw the change for the female sex and feminism as a whole, causing a tidal wave of women taking a stand against violations of their rights, bodies, careers, and lives. We must fight for equality for each person, gender, race, religion, and US citizen. However, we cannot forget the brave women who made this life of promise possible for us today.