Patriarchal-Biased System
Written by the National Woman Suffrage Association on July 4th, 1876, the Declaration and Protest of the Women of the United States brings light upon the patriarchal and biased government where women were subject to inequality. By proposing “articles of impeachment,” the NWSA uses bills, rights, and codes to explain the unjust treatment of women. The association describes how the government acts are unfairly in favor of men, making “sex a crime” for women in daily life; education, labor, marriage, and government participation. The patriarchal-biased system is counterintuitive to the basic principles of government, which promises equality for every individual. The NWSA further explains that if the unfair treatment of women, who make up half
the population continue, then the country is “preparing for its own downfall.” Essentially, the NWSA asks for equal treatment, as citizens, under their rights to the government. Social reformers Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton were a part of the Women’s Rights Movement (1848- 1920) and founded The Nation Women Suffrage Association in an effort to modify the 15th amendment suffrage for women and African American men. Their Declaration and Protest of the Women of the United States was written a few years prior to the Progressive Era (1880-1910s). The 19th Progressive Amendment, Women's suffrage, was granted forty-four years after the Declaration. The problems that arise in this declaration reflect those during the Progressive Era including inequality in suffrage, labor, and government from the perspective of women around the time period. In reference to Alan Brinkley, the NWSA follows the anti-monopolism impulse which had great effects during the Progressive Era. How is “sex a crime,” specifically, in this time period? What can the source tell us about a woman’s role in the late 1800s? What triggered women’s suffrage issues to arise around this time, although they have been present from the beginning of the century?
the population continue, then the country is “preparing for its own downfall.” Essentially, the NWSA asks for equal treatment, as citizens, under their rights to the government. Social reformers Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton were a part of the Women’s Rights Movement (1848- 1920) and founded The Nation Women Suffrage Association in an effort to modify the 15th amendment suffrage for women and African American men. Their Declaration and Protest of the Women of the United States was written a few years prior to the Progressive Era (1880-1910s). The 19th Progressive Amendment, Women's suffrage, was granted forty-four years after the Declaration. The problems that arise in this declaration reflect those during the Progressive Era including inequality in suffrage, labor, and government from the perspective of women around the time period. In reference to Alan Brinkley, the NWSA follows the anti-monopolism impulse which had great effects during the Progressive Era. How is “sex a crime,” specifically, in this time period? What can the source tell us about a woman’s role in the late 1800s? What triggered women’s suffrage issues to arise around this time, although they have been present from the beginning of the century?