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Week Eight Assignment Tradition and Change Chris Martin, Jessica Vermillion, Scott Giles, Kristi Weaver Bellevue University Professor T. Lucas August 12th 2016 Affirmative Action Defined. In 1977 the United States Commission on Civil Rights defined Affirmative Action as â€Å"any measure, beyond simple termination of a discriminatory practice, adopted to correct or compensate for past or present discrimination or to prevent discrimination from recurring in the future. The courts, however, have provided a more accurate and precise definition: an absolute requirement that an employer hire a certain number of or percentage of employees from a specified group, without regard to the availability of qualified candidates or the presence of more†¦show more content†¦Abigail even went so far as to ambiguously threaten her husband and the social order of the day by stating that if care and attention are not paid to ladies, they would rebel and would not consider their selves bound to obey laws in which they have no representation. This statement was eerily similar to the declaration that Mr. Adams wrote in the declaration against England. In defiance to his wifeâ₠¬â„¢s request, Adams, underscored â€Å"all men are created equal.† The fight for equal rights continued and the cult of true womanhood was considered in those times that a woman should maintain a subordinate status, thereby she could not vote, own property, and has held to earn one quarter to one half of what her male counterpart would earn in the same position. They also could not hold positions in the professions of law or medicine. They could not attend college and they were banned from becoming involved in the ministry. Throughout the centuries, many strikes took place in textile mills, which women made up close to ninety percent of employees. They usually earned approximately 25 cents in the early part of the 19th century which was compensation for the usual 12-16 hour workday. Many women, if they were allowed to work by their husbands began to monopolize the teaching profession. They became more