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    Throughout Anthony’s speech‚ she alludes to past successful revolutions‚ and compares historic events to the women’s suffrage to encourage victory. References to the American Revolution and the abolishment of slavery lie throughout Anthony’s speech to establish her point. For example‚ Anthony discusses the dissatisfaction of women with their government by referencing the chant from the American Revolution‚“taxation without representation” (Anthony 1). Incorporating this familiar chant‚ she established

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    Susan B. Anthony was born on February‚ 15 ‚1820. Susan was raised a quaker family and her father was Daniel Anthony her mother was Lucy Read. susan was the second child Glem anthony was the oldest ‚ the third child was Hannah Anthony Daniel read was the fourth child and they were born in Adams Massachusetts. Susan and her family moved to Battenville‚ New york in 1862 were mary and merritt were born (two youngest children). Susan went to a public school until her teacher refused to teach her long

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    There are numerous examples of women fighting for their right to vote‚ a key igniting factor to the Women’s Suffrage Movement gaining momentum began with the end of the Civil War. In the reconstruction era‚ the 14th and 15th Amendments in the governmental and male gender political spheres‚ created a frenzy in the women’s suffrage movement‚ instilling women to no longer be quiet and fight for the rights they deserved. The Fourteenth Amendment of 1868‚ stipulates in Art.1‚ Sec.2 “males”‚ becoming a

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    Harriet Tubman was a phenomenal woman. She helped many slaves escape to freedom via the Underground Railroad. She became prominent as a “conductor” of the Underground Railroad during the merciless 1850s. She helped in many ways: Being a liberator of the slaves‚ being a spy‚ and a nurse in the civil war‚ and an Abolitionist. During her time as a slave‚ she was against slavery. She defended a fellow field hand from getting hit with a two pound weight. Even when she was hit in the head with

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    June 1780 “...That only means we women have taken too long to let our voices be heard.” as Penelope Barker wrote. This is what I read from an old paper aside from “Sentiments of an American Woman”. Today I am responding to Esther Reed’s call for us women to be a part of this voice for this society to know that we want our part in this patriotic cause. We will be meeting together and continue on soliciting funds to help our American troops‚ together with about thirty other women aside

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    On a spring day in 1851‚ Sojourner Truth delivered a lecture that would become an pivotal vocalization for women’s equality and the plight of the black woman. Her speech continues to be widely popular‚ is taught in schools‚ and is frequently and proudly used by writers who promote women’s rights. A lesser known fact about the speech is that there are two versions. The first is the earlier version‚ recorded by Marcus Robinson just three weeks after the speech was given by Sojourner. The second‚ more

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    Women used many methods including parades‚ picketing and hunger strikes to gain the right to vote in the Women’s Suffrage Movement. One tactic women used to gain suffrage was hosting a parade on the day of President Wilson’s inauguration. The parade was meant bring awareness and to gain support for women’s suffrage. The women needed support from the people who can vote‚ if they were to have any hope of getting an amendment assuring women the right to vote. Women suffragists made floats and banners

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    Although the novel is well known in the world and in present days is included in many schools curriculum‚ this is not to say that since its publication in 1900 it faced relentless criticism. In 1928‚ the novel has been banned in all libraries in Chicago. Chicago’s librarians found the context of the book “evil for children”; moreover‚ Dorothy was seeing as a symbol of “women in strong leadership roles”. Despite the fact that in 1920 occurred the mass leap forward for women’s rights in the U.S. society

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    When thinking about moral crusades during our time‚ I believe that the civil rights movement as well as the woman’s rights movements is the most important in terms of progress that has been made during the last 100 years. The woman’s rights movement is highly correlated with anti-slavery when Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery. With the need for more independence‚ women were able to fight for their own social justice that peoples of African descent had fought so hard for. It is important to note

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    Reform movements started in the 19th century and early 20th century to address specific problems. The women’s rights movement‚ the temperance movement and the movement to end child labor would be a part of it. All of these movements became successful by hard work. The women’s rights movement is when women fought for their rights and entitlements. The temperance movement is a social movement that prohibited the use of alcoholic beverages. The movement to end child labor was made to end child labor

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