Abigail Adams Right To Vote

After reading Francis Parkman's article, "Women Are Unfit to Vote", I found myself both offended and annoyed. His arguments were not only shaky, but they were also illogical. He states that the family has been the political unit; consequently, the head of the family should be the political representative. He goes on by stating that women have shared imperfectly in the traditions and not in the practice of self-government. Lastly, he suggests women might vote that men should go off and fight in war. Not only are these statements wrong, but they are very much so offensive. Women are humans, too, and they should be treated how a man is treated. We are, after all, of an equal race, so why do we women not get the right to vote? In my opinion,this
One of her most important letters she wrote contained valuable information about British troops and their ships that were in the Boston area. It was sent to her husband, John Adam, during the Revolutionary War. Though she had hardly any schooling, she still managed to read and become a well informed woman. If Abigail Adams could self-educate herself and help her husband during war, why then deny her the right to vote when clearly she has earned it? Why deny other women the right to vote based on their sex and not their intelligence? If you only let them practice in self-government, they can begin to learn the ins and outs of voting and the government. If you don't give us a chance, how will we ever learn?
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<br>One of the last points Parkman makes is that "it is conceivable [possible] that they might discover a [reason for fighting] when the men could not see it; and ... might vote in the majority that the men should fight." I could not disagree with this statement more. Clara Barton, the founder of the Red Cross, not only carried supplies to soldiers during the war, but she also nursed the wounded men on the
She saw how war affected the men and took care of the effects. She would not vote to send more men to war and have them suffer like many others have. Also, why would women would vote to have their men shipped to war, when the risks of losing them would be too great? Being a woman myself, I certainly would not chose to send my husband off to fight. I would not be guaranteed his safe return. However, if he did return, he could be injured either emotionally or physically for life. Therefore, I, along with many other women, if granted the right to vote, would not vote on sending our men off to war.
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<br>In closing, Parkman's article, "Women Are Unfit to Vote", proved to be a shaky argumentative article on reasons why women should not be given the right to vote. He states that the family's head is the political unit, but does not state the head must be a family. He also claims that women do not have practice in self-government, and therefore, should not be given a chance to learn by voting. Lastly, he writes that a women, if given the right to vote, would send men to war not knowing any better. Women are smart; they learn