In today�s society, men and women are being compared with similar equality. There is still somewhat of a gap between them, but it�s come a long way. Reading about Women and the Birth of Sociology has opened my eyes to how professional women are not remembered, as they should be, in history.

Being �written out� of history means being erased from record. This happened in the case of our historical women of Sociology. Why did this happen? In the 1800�s it was predominantly a �man�s world.� Men have taken most of the credit for the findings of Sociology. These women were part of professional associations, discovered theory, and were strong activists in what they believed in.

����������� Sociology�s women founders had many of the same ideas on different issues. They�ve felt similar in regards to the inequality of gender, race, social status, etc. Many of them wrote books explaining different theories and some were members of the National Sociological Association.

����������� It is important, today, to recognize the contributions of sociology�s women founders.�It not only gives them the credit they deserve, but it also gives our women of today the encouragement to be successful. Those women worked just as hard as the men of that time. They worked right along side many of the men and made the same accomplishments.

In conclusion, our women in history of sociology need to be recognized for their great accomplishments. They’ve worked hard for what they’ve done and deserve for us to know about them. I can only imagine how hard it was to be accepted in that time. I’m hopeful that our women today can be just as successful and receive recognition for their achievments.