Elizabeth Cady Stanton HIS 132-IC1: Rogowski Darin Aldridge May 6‚ 2011 Throughout history‚ struggles have defined groups of people and focused their resolve to alter the course of human history. For women‚ the early trials seemed insurmountable‚ but with the birth of a single female‚ woman acquired an advocate and spokesperson who would forge a new and fiery path for the women’s rights movement. Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a remarkable woman who from an early age recognized
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that began over centuries ago. Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ Edmund Burke‚ and Jeremy Bentham met on this day to have an important debate over human rights. Stanton gave her viewpoint on the issue‚ then we heard a conservative contradiction from Edmund Burke‚ and a utilitarian contradiction from Jeremy Bentham. In order to articulate this debateeffectively‚ this article will begin with the summation of Elizabeth Canton’s argument‚ then move to Burke and Bentham. Through
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“We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal. Self-development is a higher duty than self-sacrifice. The best protection any woman can have... is courage.” - Elizabeth Cady Stanton Introduction The Women’s Rights Movement began in 1848‚ and lasted for about seventy years. The years leading up to the movement were very difficult for women. Women were considered weaker than men‚ therefore they were not treated equally. Women at this time were made totally dependant
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“Women’s struggle for equality was and is a long and hard battle.” Elizabeth Cady Stanton made her life goal to get women those same rights as men and that she did. Owing to the fact that because she spoke up for women in the U.S and many others like her‚ they were responsible for women having the right to inherit land and the simplest right of freedom. These are the things that she‚ unfortunately‚ did not grow up to have but things she advocated for us today to enjoy and cherish even when we don’t
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton was one of the strongest advocates and leaders in the early women’s rights movement. She attended numerous conventions and meetings in attempts to speak her mind and promote equality. She relentlessly fought for the equality of all people‚ and drew backup from both the Declaration of Independence and from the Bible to make her points. She is often credited with starting the women’s rights movement with her presentation at Seneca Falls in 1848. While she was able to gather
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Solitude of Self Elizabeth Cady Stanton Solitude of Self speech addressed the equality and rights of women in the United States. She felt as though women should have the right to choose whatever path they wanted no matter what the circumstances were. Stanton illustrated that‚ in order for women to be considered as participating citizens of our country‚ the boundaries of what women can do had to be omitted. Women were entitled to the same equalities as men because throughout the darkest situations
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a political activist in more than just the abolitionist cause‚ she is also credited with being the mother of the woman’s suffrage movement. Stanton served as the president of the National Woman Suffrage Association and frequently lectured on topics of law. The education and informal legal training Stanton received through the men in her life undoubtedly aided her in her activist writing and speeches. Her father was a New York state congressman and judge and she informally
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men–gathered in Seneca Falls‚ New York to discuss the problem of women’s rights. (They were invited there by the reformers Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott.) Most of the delegates agreed: American women were autonomous individuals who deserved their own political identities” One of these women that participated in the women’s suffrage movement includes Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Stanton was born into a wealthy family in New York‚ Women like her contributed greatly to the women’s rights movement‚ and
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The women’s movement has been a long fought battle this assignment helps bring just how long it has been. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony wrote “The Seneca Falls Declaration”. This document was much like the “Declaration of Independence” in which it listed multiple grievances against the government. This was the beginning of the movement and was slow going until 1966. In 1966 Betty Friedan wrote “The National Organization for Women’s Statement of Purpose”. These two documents hold a lot
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a very confident‚ determined‚ and fearless woman. While many people opposed equal rights for women and abolishing slavery‚ she supported these things.(11) Her being a woman who was also an abolitionist and women’s rights activist in the 19th century was a dangerous and frustrating task. However‚ she continued to try and make a difference in society by fighting for these changes. Clearly‚ Elizabeth Stanton had to be confident to speak to crowds and to publish books
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