Background of Women's Rights

In the 1900's, women still held the inferior rights that they had in the previous century; however, they did work in textile factories and coal mines, among other industries, during and after the Industrial Revolution. Women often experienced discrimination and embarrassment, mostly at the coal mines. They were forced to do jobs that "only women could do", and the horrible conditions at the coal mines caused many women to go back home, because of the simple fact that being a housewife was cheaper than working. Because of women's rights, the opposite holds true today. Because of events and people like the Seneca Convention and Millicent Garrett Fawcett, women ave not only received the right to vote, but the right to have the same opportunities that men do, as well. However, discrimination is still poisoning the blood of America, and women are often not given the same opportunities they deserve because of narrow-minded, prejudiced bosses.
When I did researched this topic, I found a number of things that were interesting. I would like to further investigate the entry of women into high profile fields like medicine and law, as well as the continued discrimination of women in the workplace that still goes on today. I'm also curious about the induction of women in one of the most important job fields: world and American government. I want to see how the male leaders of today will react to the slow but steady infusion of women into places like the Supreme Court, the UN, and maybe in a couple years, the White House.