to vote when the 19th amendment was completely ratified in 1920. The Seneca Falls convention was called by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott out of their anger with male abolitionists and the patriarchal system that they represented. In 1840‚ when Stanton and Mott attended the World’s Anti-Slavery Convention‚ the predominately male convention refused to seat female delegates. Stanton and Mott‚ along with other activist women in the U.S. started to see the similarities between their own status
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Fight for Your Rights Through the years‚ many different groups of Americans have been treated unfairly. They have been denied equal rights and opportunities. Some of these groups were Women‚ Blacks‚ immigrants‚ mentally ill patients‚ Native Americans‚ and colonists. It was a while before these groups spoke out for what was right. These groups were not given equal rights but the spoke out for what they believed. Some groups who were denied their rights were immigrants‚ Native Americans‚ Women‚ and
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Nicole Miller 12/26/14 Law and Society For women in the 19th century‚ marriage was a binding contract that required them to sign their life away to the man that they loved. They lost all of the rights to their property‚ their income‚ and basically their independence. Women were expected to keep the household tidy and running smoothly‚ as well as earn some type of living that didn’t require much of leaving the house. Women were also expected to present their husbands with everything they needed‚
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women’s rights activist is Susan B. Anthony. Anthony grew up in Massachusetts where her parents raised her to be independent and hard working. They believed that men and women should have equal rights. Later‚ Susan B. Anthony joined with Elizabeth Cady Stanton to form the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA). According to The National American Woman Suffrage Association‚ “The National American Woman Suffrage Association represented millions of women and was the parent organization
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expansion of their roles in society‚ came more literary references to women. Either as authors themselves‚ such as Margaret Fuller‚ or women who became famous for their political struggles for women’s rights‚ including Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ their courageous battles have been recorded. Just as women’s rights have evolved through the history of America‚ they also have developed as a theme in literature. Importance of “Women’s Rights” Theme in American Literature Addressing
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In the time of 1825-1850‚ United States officials and activists sought to expand the democratic ideals in which the country was founded. Activists such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton as well as many other women pushed for the right to vote‚ stating that both men and women were created equal‚ and women should be given the right to vote‚ for it was the democratic action to take. Other activists began to create democratic reforms as well‚ fighting to reinforce the ideals the nation so actively prides itself
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the future of women’s rights movements. Fight turned into a political movement-- many women were arrested and jailed-- in 1860 states gave women rights of ownership‚ but many reforms (right to vote) weren’t achieved. Lucretia mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton-- organized Seneca Falls Convention-- wrote Declaration of Sentiments for Convention. Susan B. Anthony-- had organized skills that further helped the movement. Led campaign for equal pay for equal work‚ allowing women to enter traditional
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fifteenth Amendment‚ which gave the vote to African American men. Susan B. Anthony‚ Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ and others declined to embrace the revision since it didn’t give ladies the vote. Different suffragists‚ including Lucy Stone and Julia Ward Howe‚ contended that once the African American man was emancipated‚ ladies would accomplish their objective. As a consequence of the contention‚ two associations developed. Stanton and Anthony shaped the National Woman Suffrage Association to work for suffrage
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Women’s Suffrage In the nineteenth century women’s rights were overlooked. “All men are created equal” but for women this was overlooked. Women were denied their “unalienable rights”. Some women like Catherine E. Beecher and Elizabeth Cady Stanton started to demand that women should not live in a society made for men. The NAWSA tried to get nation support to give women the right to vote. In August 26‚ 1920 Congress passed the amendment for women to vote. The media at the time made sure that
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have discussions about women’s rights and the changes that need to be made. The document explains how women have very little rights and did not have any voice against anything. It states “if married‚ in the eye of the law‚ civilly dead” (Anthony‚ Stanton‚ Gage 240). Once women were married they did not have a say on much of the relationship. They had to obey their husband’s rules and were not allowed to go out much. They were housewives and in the eye of men‚ women are only good for cooking‚ cleaning
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