In the period from 1825-1850‚ a majority of the reform movements in the United States sought to expand democratic ideals. However‚ some did so indirectly and unintentionally. The reform movements were spurred by the Second Great Awakening‚ which began in New England in the late 1790’s‚ and would eventually spread throughout the country. The Second GA differed from the First in that people were now believed to be able to choose whether or not to believe in God‚ as opposed to previous ideals based
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This convention was held by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott. Elizabeth Stanton was the forerunner for the fight for the rights of women. She also worked very closely with Susan B. Anthony‚ both women were very strong-minded on securing the voting right of women. The women of these groups were starting
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she wished to start a new revolution for women‚ and she did. She has given people the courage to stand up for what they believe in because of the risks she took to get her voice out. Wollstonecraft’s work carried on to inspire Susan B. Anthony and Lucretia
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Although America up to the nineteenth century is a nation full of bustling people living their own separate and original lives‚ people today look at the past with a narrow and romanticized perspective. It is easy to stereotype and stigmatize people who live in certain eras because they will never be known-- they are defined by the events they live through. However‚ it is possible to rediscover that time does not change what makes everyone human. Americans of the past defend themselves through their
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American Reform Movements From 1790 to 1860 reforms emerged in the United States in attempt to create a more advanced society. Many of the movements that were attempted failed due to either entrenched social conservatism or weaknesses in the movements themselves. New religions started to emerge based on Christianity‚ but shaped to their preferences. Along with new religions were Utopias that were part of cooperative‚ communistic‚ or “communitarian” nature. The temperance movement started to
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In 1848‚ hundreds of people journeyed to Seneca Falls to the first female right’s convention in the history of the United States. This gathering‚ planned by Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ constructed the Declaration of Sentiments. This document was a petition that pointed out the subjugations pushed upon women by men. These repressions included lesser legal‚ religious‚ and political rights. Women’s rights
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The National Organization for Women and the Struggle for the Equal Rights Amendment The Women’s Rights Movement in the United States extends over the nation’s history. Various leaders‚ accomplishments‚ and failures have formed the movement’s history. Beginning in the 19th century‚ activists concerned in the so called “women problem” worked to develop significance of the high-minded democratic principles reflected in the Declaration of Independence and the “nuts and bolts” structure in the U.S
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a period called the “American Renaissance”. The era was defined with major literary figures and philosophers such as Ralph Waldo Emerson and Nathaniel Hawthorne. Also in this era were women such as Margaret Fuller‚ Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ and Lucretia Mott. Louisa also admired women writers such as Rebecca Harding Davis‚ the author of Life in the Iron Mills. Louisa described her delight in meeting with Davis in one of her many diary entries. Growing up‚ Louisa’s family moved frequently. In 1834
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Famous Nurse Paper – Roles 1 – NU1210 Amber Hooker-Fewless ITT Technical Institute Isabella Baumfree Isabella Baumfree was born into slavery in 1797. She spoke only Dutch and never learned to read or write English but did eventually become a very powerful public civil rights speaker. She worked on freeing African American slaves during the Civil War. She not only helped free them‚ but enlist them where needed on the Union’s behalf. Sadly‚ thousands of soldiers were killed or wounded
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American Women in the 19th vs. 20th Century For many of the American history‚ women were not considered equal to men and were denied equality in many areas in life. In the 19th century women had no legal identity‚ apart from their husband. Married women could not hold property in their own names‚ make contracts‚ sit on a jury‚ write a will‚ or vote. Nor did women have the same opportunities for education and careers that men had. Yet‚ many women found ways to show their intelligence‚ courage‚
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