highest branches of a profession peculiarly their own, they should be further handicapped by the professional training different from men's...." (Thomas, 1901). The importance of Thomas's argument is that she backed it with statistics, proving why women should be educated the same as men, and that anything else was not tenable. She left "the burden of proof" on anyone who believed schools should be segregated. (Thomas, 1901). All of these arguments were made articulately by women who were politically able to show their male counterparts that they were educated. Not only were they educated in politics and business, but many had educated themselves beyond grade school to become competitive. Finally, by 1920, their arguments were rewarded. "After more than eighty years of struggle, American women convinced the majority of American men to open up their ranks to a once totally disenfranchised and politically invisible population." (Ryan, 1983). Works Cited Gilman, C.P. (1898). Women and economics. The American Reader. Ravitch, D. gen. ed. (1991). New York: HarperCollins. pp. 204-206. Stanton, E.C. (1892). The solitude of self. The American Reader. Ravitch, D. gen. ed. (1991). New York: HarperCollins. pp. 201-204. Ravitch, D., ed. (1991). The American Reader. New York: HarperCollins. pp. 208. Ryan, M. (1983). Womanhood in America, From Colonial Times to the Present, Third Ediction. New York: Franklin Watts. pp. 170, 213-215. The Constitution of the United States. Pamphlet. Prepared by: the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution, Warren F. Burger, Chair. (1987). Thomas, M.C. (1901). Should higher education for women differ? The American Reader. Ravitch, D. gen. ed. (1991). New York: HarperCollins. pp. 208-211. MANIFEST DESTINY and THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY The Democratic party headed by President James K. Polk is manipulating the populous of theUnited States. President Polk, like his Democratic predecessor, is claiming to...
