surrounded the building throwing stones at it‚ and eventually lighting it on fire. The demoralizing reaction seemed only to galvanize these pioneers. With deepened resolve‚ the women continued to meet. In 1848‚ five religious women‚ including Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott‚ a Quaker Minister‚ would meet in Seneca Falls‚ New York for their infamous tea party during which they would plot a revolution. These women were both revolutionaries and visionaries who had their eyes on a truth that transcended
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striving toward equal citizenship and the right to vote. There are a few women who did much more than anybody would have expected. Some of these women might even sound familiar. The main leader was Susan B. Anthony‚ along with a few others‚ Elizabeth Stanton‚ and Alice Paul. Without their great leadership we wouldn’t have the right to vote today‚ as women.("History of Women’s...") Women’s suffrage is the fight for women to get as many equal rights as a man. Women have not always fought to get equal
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During the late 1800’s and early 1900’s‚ there were a lot of injustices in the United States. The Progressive Movement‚ which began in the late 1800’s attempted to bring about government reforms and correct injustices in America. One example of the problem in the U.S. was over population of the American cities. More and more people began to move cities from rural areas for jobs. As you can see in Document I‚ the cities were overcrowded and the infrastructure could not hold up with the influx of
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the right to vote; Hillary Clinton‚ the Secretary of State and presidential candidate for the 2016 election; Malala Yousafzai‚ a Pakistani activist for women’s education‚ and many more. The Feminist Movement essentially began in 1848 when Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott organized the first Seneca Falls Convention in Seneca Falls‚ NY. Because the Feminist Movement spans from 1848 to the present day‚ it is divided into three so called ‘waves’. The Seneca Falls Convention was the beginning
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Susan B Anthony was born February 15‚ 1820 in Massachusetts. She was raised in a Quaker family with long activist traditions. During her early life she became to have a sense of justice and moral zeal. She was a teacher for 15 years. She was never married‚ was aggressive and compassionate by nature. She remained active until her death march 13‚ 1906. Susan B Anthony advocated dress reform for women. In 1853 she started to campaign for women`s property rights in New York state‚ speaking at the meeting
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From Ancient Rome to modern-day‚ gender roles play a crucial part in life‚ culture‚ family‚ society. Classical gender stereotypes claim that men are meant to bring food‚ shelter‚ finances and protection to their families; women‚ to cook and clean and care for children. Only more recently in history has the concept of the independent‚ unmarried‚ powerful woman come to be less taboo. But how much have gender roles changed since the Roman empire? Although women have gained more independence and influence
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Mary Shelley once said‚ "I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves." The Women’s Rights Movement has consumed the nation since the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848‚ where Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott began advocating for women’s suffrage in the United States. Since then‚ the Nineteenth Amendment has passed through Congress and granted women the constitutional right to vote. Despite the achievements of the crusade‚ women continue to face sexual discrimination. In fact
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Reform Movements During the 19th Century there were many reform movements that took place. Reform movements were movements that were organized to reform or change the certain way of things. Reform movements did not always work but the ones that did greatly changed the way our nation operates today. There were three major reform movements that have altered the nation; the abolitionist movement‚ the temperance movement and the women ’s suffrage movement. Without these movements‚ and the great leaders
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Married women could not own property‚ had no claim to money they might have earned‚ and no female had the right to vote. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott‚ both activists‚ formed organizations that raised public awareness on women’s rights. Women’s rights awareness movements were launched on a national level in 1848 with the Seneca Falls Convention in New York. Held at the
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America was expanding in the early 1800s‚ politically‚ economically‚ and socially. Many movements occurred during this time‚ particularly from 1825 to 1850‚ aimed to better laws‚ institutions‚ and society and to spread democracy overall. Although the religious‚ penal‚ education‚ and feminist reform movements in the United States sought to expand democratic ideals‚ the temperance and abolitionist reform movements ended up limiting democracy. The religious‚ penal‚ education‚ and feminist reform movements
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