We are a product of what we witness at home, but for Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, that wasn’t a possibility. In the 1960s, women gained the right to open their own bank accounts, and in 1974 the Equal Credit Opportunity Act prohibited credit discrimination on the basis of gender. It wasn’t until the 19th Amendment was passed in 1920 - 50 years later - that women were seen as equals when it came to the ability to vote. But it wasn’t until the 15th Amendment was passed in 1869 that ensured “the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged…on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.” Here in the United States, the Declaration of Independence enumerated certain inalienable rights and the Constitution established voting rights. A woman is treated as if she is a legal minor. But even still, men retain control over critical decisions in a woman’s life, such as if she is allowed to have a passport or if she may get married. It wasn’t until 2018 in Saudi Arabia that women were allowed to drive. As advanced as we are in the 21st century, women are still not on equal footing as men.
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