HISTORICAL HALLOWEEN PROJECT Jasmin Clark Period 6 Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902) was an outstanding figure in the history of the fight for women’s rights‚ and also worked within the abolitionist movement. It has been 111 years since her death‚ and yet the standards she set for women’s rights still affect many movements today. One of Elizabeth’s greatest accomplishments was the organization of the Seneca Falls Convention‚ in which 300 people (including 40 men) attended to listen to guest speakers
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton was an abolitionist and leading figure of the early women’s rights movement. Elizabeth Stanton and Lucretia Mott led the first national woman’s rights convention in the United States. They wrote the Declaration of Sentiments to “demand civil liberties for women and to right the wrongs of society” (Johnson 386). This inspired many women to challenge the barriers that limited their opportunities‚ because for the first time in history‚ they are not afraid to speak up. For this
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Sonnet 43 by Elizabeth Barrett Browning 1806-1861 The poet begins by saying “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways‚” by which she starts off with a rhetorical question‚ because there is no ‘reason’ for love. Rather than using “why” she enforces this meaning. But then she goes on saying that she will count the ways‚ which is a contradiction against her first line. In the rest of the poem she is explaining how much she loves. In the second line she says “I love thee to the depth & breath &
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning is a highly accomplished poet‚ and this in a time period in which heavy sexism made it almost impossible to do so. Browning was truly an eloquent writer‚ and in her 1857 letter to Napoleon III‚ tried to persuade him to pardon the recently exiled Victor Hugo. While Browning never actually mailed the letter‚ she takes a variety of standpoints during it‚ although‚ a reserved yet mocking tone remains throughout. Browning acknowledges sexism and panders to Napoleon so that
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stomach of a king‚ and of a king of England too" ("Elizabeth I"). When thinking of strong leaders in history‚ Martin Luther King Jr‚ George Washington‚ or Alexander the Great may come to mind. What may not come to mind at first‚ though‚ is a queen. Most view queens as the face of a country and think their many servants and fellow council members make all of the real decisions. But‚ this stereotype could not be more wrong for England Monarch Elizabeth I. She‚ although put down many times because of her
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Women vs. Power of Elizabeth Bennet Elizabeth Bennet is a remarkable young woman due to her self confidence‚ which allows her intelligence to shine through‚ making her less trapped than the other young women in the novel‚ Pride and Prejudice. Elizabeth is able to fulfill the traditional expectations of a woman without losing her opinionated nature and strong sense of self. In the 1800s‚ a woman’s main priority was to find a man to marry‚ and be his loyal wife. What makes Elizabeth different from these
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people that this type of discrimination happened to was Elizabeth I‚ who was a ruler of England. She ruled in the years of 1558 through 1603. Elizabeth made sure that everyone knew she was not going to stand for this type of discrimination. Individuals who did not trust that a lady could run the nation couldn’t concur with Elizabeth ruling England. Different thinkers of the nation‚ particularly her individual partners‚ totally backed her up. Elizabeth knew what was expected of her and she was not going
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At the time of Elizabeth 1 reign she was deeply influenced by the stereotypes of women. Elizabeth worked hard to avoid the mistakes made by some of her female precursors. Some commonly spoken beliefs or ideas were that women were incapable of being rulers of any kind due to the fact that they were weak and by nature‚ subservient. Elizabeth 1 responded to these thoughts by keeping her head held high while striving to be a fair and loyal ruler. Three main ideas or areas that were discussed where women
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Jane Austen’s classic comedy of manners novel "Pride and Prejudice" depicts the life of protagonist main character Elizabeth Bennet. Using her typical "light and bright‚ and sparkling" tone‚ Austen uses themes of love‚ reputation and class to highlight the development of Elizabeth’s character in the first volume of the novel. Set in rural England during the Napoleonic Wars the writer shows how setting‚ in both time and place‚ has an impact on the main character. The opening sentence of the novel
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The book‚ tells the story of Elizabeth Bennett and her family‚ a family composed by a mother‚ a father and fife daughters. After the arrival of the nobles Mr Bingley‚ his sister and his best friend Mr Darcy‚ Mrs Bennet decides that the time has came to have a married daughter. The story turns to a situation where the prejudice is in each character all the time‚ the country life become a life where appearances is the most important for each family except for Elizabeth‚ who is always attached to her
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