The Women's Rights Movement of the 1800's
The Women's Rights Movement of the 1800s For many years, women have not experienced the same freedoms as men. Being a woman, I am extremely grateful to those women who, many years ago, fought against social standards that were so constricting to women. Today, women can vote, own property instead of being property, live anywhere and have any career which she may choose.
One of the biggest reasons I have for choosing this topic was to find out what these women did to make a difference, not only in their lives, but in the lives of so many future generations. How does one group of disrespected, non-voting, non-working women, gain the attention of the rest of the world? They changed history for themselves and the rest of the nation. What I would like to highlight in this writing is who was responsible for this revolution, what were their motives, when did they get their start, where did it all begin and, most importantly, why did they feel it was so necessary to make changes in the first place?
The women of the 1800's began their fight for independence by supporting the abolitionist movement. When they were denied admittance to the World-Wide Anti-Slavery convention, the realization came that they, too, were functioning in society without the complete freedom afforded to their male counterparts.
Some of the women responsible for the revolution of the 1800's included Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Frances Wright and Susan B. Anthony. Each had a certain plank in the platform of women's rights that they wished to promote.
The American Anti-Slavery Society began the fight to abolish slavery. It was headed by a woman named Lucretia Mott. Much like the Equal Rights Movement of the 1960's, the anti-slavery movement became linked with the women's rights efforts. The issue was the moral corruption of slavery and the morality of the inequality of women.' Women were not given any of the same considerations of the men in the United States.
Lucretia Mott was more
One of the biggest reasons I have for choosing this topic was to find out what these women did to make a difference, not only in their lives, but in the lives of so many future generations. How does one group of disrespected, non-voting, non-working women, gain the attention of the rest of the world? They changed history for themselves and the rest of the nation. What I would like to highlight in this writing is who was responsible for this revolution, what were their motives, when did they get their start, where did it all begin and, most importantly, why did they feel it was so necessary to make changes in the first place?
The women of the 1800's began their fight for independence by supporting the abolitionist movement. When they were denied admittance to the World-Wide Anti-Slavery convention, the realization came that they, too, were functioning in society without the complete freedom afforded to their male counterparts.
Some of the women responsible for the revolution of the 1800's included Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Frances Wright and Susan B. Anthony. Each had a certain plank in the platform of women's rights that they wished to promote.
The American Anti-Slavery Society began the fight to abolish slavery. It was headed by a woman named Lucretia Mott. Much like the Equal Rights Movement of the 1960's, the anti-slavery movement became linked with the women's rights efforts. The issue was the moral corruption of slavery and the morality of the inequality of women.' Women were not given any of the same considerations of the men in the United States.
Lucretia Mott was more
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