How Did American Women Achieved After The American Revolution?
After the American Revolution, many people who lived in the new America ( United States of America) envisioned themselves to have a life of equal opportunity and treatment but this was far from the truth. Life in the United States was in fact unchanged for the majority of people due to the lack of equal treatment and opportunity. Only the wealthy upper class elites were able to prosper and feel true freedom by voting in the elections. While the majority of people who lived in the new America were either poor white men, slaves, or women and thus they were not able to vote or experience the freedom that most wealthy people had. Overall most Americans thought that the new freedom achieved during the American Revolution would bring equal opportunity
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During the War of Independence, many women served the Continental Army as cooks, nurses, spies and etc, however when the war came to an end none of the women got the freedom that they hoped or fought for. In order for their voices to be heard and their rights to be achieved many women started to fight for their freedom by writing letters. One such woman was Abigail Adams who wrote letters to her husband John Adams to encourage him to “remember the ladies” when he was serving as a president. Abigail backs up her opinion about women having equal rights to men by claiming that “all men would be tyrants if they could” (108) and by stating that “If particular care and attention is not paid to the Ladies we are determined to foment a Rebellion”(108). From these statements the audience can see that Abigail was truly encouraged to fight for women’s rights and thus she continuously pestered John Adams by sending him letters. Another example of women’s rights getting attention publically is demonstrated by Benjamin Rush’s speech about extending educational opportunities to American women. In his speech, Rush explained why conditions of life in the United States made it imperative to allow women to obtain education. He stated reasons such as “the state of property, in America, renders it necessary for the greatest part of our citizens to employ themselves” and also “she should not only read, but speak and spell it correctly” (121). All in all, many American women and even men fought vigorously to show that women were Americans too and that they deserve to have equal rights as
During the War of Independence, many women served the Continental Army as cooks, nurses, spies and etc, however when the war came to an end none of the women got the freedom that they hoped or fought for. In order for their voices to be heard and their rights to be achieved many women started to fight for their freedom by writing letters. One such woman was Abigail Adams who wrote letters to her husband John Adams to encourage him to “remember the ladies” when he was serving as a president. Abigail backs up her opinion about women having equal rights to men by claiming that “all men would be tyrants if they could” (108) and by stating that “If particular care and attention is not paid to the Ladies we are determined to foment a Rebellion”(108). From these statements the audience can see that Abigail was truly encouraged to fight for women’s rights and thus she continuously pestered John Adams by sending him letters. Another example of women’s rights getting attention publically is demonstrated by Benjamin Rush’s speech about extending educational opportunities to American women. In his speech, Rush explained why conditions of life in the United States made it imperative to allow women to obtain education. He stated reasons such as “the state of property, in America, renders it necessary for the greatest part of our citizens to employ themselves” and also “she should not only read, but speak and spell it correctly” (121). All in all, many American women and even men fought vigorously to show that women were Americans too and that they deserve to have equal rights as