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The battle for equality has been a long and treacherous journey for women. Women have been excluded from many rights such as the right to vote and the right to own property. It wasn’t until the 19th Century that women began EARNING the right to vote worldwide. In the United States, State legislatures began protecting women’s property from their husbands in the 1840’s. The women’s rights movement continued throughout history to BATTLE for equal pay, equal rights, and reproductive rights. Currently women’s reproductive rights continues to be a topic of IMMENSE debate. Women are struggling worldwide for their rights and their voice in society. Governments across the world however are continuing to silence them. In the United States the Women’s Rights Movements has impacted the lives of many women and continue to do so today. The Nineteenth Century and mid-Twentieth Century were two influential times in the women’s rights movements. The first movement for women’s rights focused on the principle of female emancipation and the second movement focused on the principle of women’s liberation. DIFF WORD FOR IDEA of reproductive rights and freedom stemmed from these principles. Author Ruth Dixon-Mueller defines in her book, Population Policy & Women’s Rights: Transforming Reproductive Choice, the three main topics of reproductive rights as“(1) the freedom to decide how many children to have and when (or whether) to have them; (2) the right to have the information and means to regulate one’s fertility; (3) the right to “control one’s own body.” (Dixon-Mueller, pg. 12) Patriarchal societies norms deny women the right to control their own body and it has often been viewed as the property to man, whether their husband or their father. Major co... ... middle of paper ... ...merica take a pro-choice stance on abortion debates, the country remains very divided. The struggle for reproductive rights REMAINS important for women as they proclaim their own body and sexuality. Patriarchal societies suggest women’s body are property and their purpose is procreation. Women’s sexuality have been ignored in these societies and society has been ill informed. As women begin to represent themselves more in society, progress is made towards equality. Legislative changes will continue to be made such as in the past as women continue to persevere. These issues are significant worldwide, as women continue to fight for human rights internationally. There are many countries throughout the world that continue to discriminate against women by forced motherhood, sterilization, and many other issues. Changes in one country can lead to changes across the world.