The Famous Suffragettes that shaped women of today; An American, a French and an Argentinian

The Suffragettes

In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s women began to revolt against the oppressive man ideology that saw women as inferior to the man. ‘’Suffragettes’’ became known for their methods of raising awareness such as hunger strikes and other methods that would provoke arrest. The movements began to take strength in Europe after world wars caused women to take men leading roles while husbands and sons left their home to join the battlefields. Thanks to those women we have the women of our time who not only take men’s roles but create roles of their own. Here is a list of those women.

Marlene Dietrich

Mostly recognized as an actress during the 1920’s, Marlene lived a bisexual lifestyle. It was unusual to see women taking a decision to be perceived as having different sexual preferences so she never appeared or gave foot for any speculation about her lifestyle. Her life and success as public figure was overwhelming which led to her being an example for the empowered woman we see today.

Coco Chanel The woman who has influenced fashion the most in the last 100 years, Coco Chanel. Having affairs with military men gave her the ability to begin her own clothing and fragrance line. She was the mistress of many powerful men of her time but never married any because she decided not to. During her life she was involved with controversy and affairs, while rising to the top during the 1920’s Chanel had a taste of the Hollywood scene but was disappointed and called Hollywood ‘’the capital of bad taste’’. Also as one of the pioneers of the present woman, Chanel was empowering women during her times.

Eva Peron Better known as Evita Peron, an argentine first lady, who gained the hearts of the argentine public for her courage. In the short public life that Evita had, she mobilized thousands of women to create the first feminist political party in Argentina (Female Peronist Party). Juan Peron, who was becoming too powerful to his political opponents, was imprisoned but released after Evita’s efforts gathered more than 350,000 people supporting his release. A proliferate supporter of labor rights and women’s suffrage Evita was the key player in this event. A year later Juan Peron ran and won the presidency of Argentina. Evita lost her life to cancer at the age of 33, being the first Argentinean to be treated by chemotherapy. Her life as a radio host, model, actress, first lady, activist and politician was cut short.