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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The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union was devoted to bringing prohibition to the United States in order to protect the women and children of America from the repercussions of alcohol. The WCTU was conceived in November of 1874 due to the newly established habits of the men of America (Woman’s). Having the capable leadership of the founders‚ the WCTU spread quickly. In a miniscule span of time‚ the women made a significant impact which pressed the borders of their home country‚ threatening to bubble
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The Roaring 20s The United States during the 1920s was a time of great financial prosperity and cultural and gender advancements. During the 1920s‚ America saw four different presidents: Woodrow Wilson‚ Warren G. Harding‚ Calvin Coolidge‚ and Herbert Hoover. The radio became wildly popular and helped connect one side of the country to the other through the sharing of ideas‚ fashion‚ and language. The 1920s‚ also known as the Roaring 20s‚ is my favorite era of American history because of the great
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Another transformation that happened in the Progressive Era was the status of women. In the late 19th century‚ middle-class women created settlement houses in poor and urban neighborhoods‚ so they could carry out reform work in the surrounding neighborhoods. As these houses grew and evolved‚ settlement house workers started lobbying local‚ state‚ and national governments to pass reform legislation like minimum wage‚ workplace safety standards‚ and sanitation regulations. These settlement houses gave
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The role of women and sexuality in society had taken a massive leap forward in 1920 when all women were given the right to vote. The roles of American Women in the 1920s varied considerably between the ’New Woman’‚ the Traditionalists and the older generation‚ and the ’New Woman’‚ including the young Flappers‚ embraced new fashions‚ personal freedom and new ideas that challenged the traditional role of women. The Traditionalists feared that the ’ New Morality’ of the era was threatening family values
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Alice Paul upcoming stunt and certainly not the last was referred to as the “Walkless Parade”; this significant event occurred on 1913 in Washington. In which Alice Paul and her group intervened during the parade causing chaos and madness. The event had sparked a start of protest and riots soon coming their way. Alice Paul purpose was to show the world that women were not giving up no matter the cost‚ even if it meant jail for years to come. She was a brave stout-hearted woman who was willing to
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In Susan B. Anthony’s writing‚ An Appeal to the Women of the United States by the National Woman’s Suffrage and Educational Committee‚ Washington D.C.(1871)‚ She discusses the rights of women with a hopeful and longing tone; Her writing displays her as an altruistic idealist. Anthony wishes to offer justification to why women deserve the vote to those who could make this happen. One can tell from Anthony’s writing that she is very educated. Quotations from the piece such as “We‚ the undersigned
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The Power of Women Reform movements are an essential part of society in order to highlight the troubles that plaque a society‚ causes of hardships for the community‚ and what individuals should do. The Moral Reform Societies in the northern states from 1835 to 1841‚ examined the problem of licentiousness that was overtaking their communities. These societies looked at ways in which they could stop these acts and redefine how women were perceived when these acts happened. Wright and Sklar compiled
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Post the inauguration of the newly elected President of the United States Donald Trump‚ the Women’s March was hosted all over the country on January 21‚ 2017‚ protesting for equal rights for all sexes. The first Women’s March occurrence was during the Civil Rights Movement on March 13‚ 1913. The march on Saturday consisted of not only women‚ but men were present as well as children; including the LGBTQIA community‚ immigrants‚ disabled people‚ and all minorities and races were there. There were guest
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Social reforms are made for various reasons‚ but the French revolution and the Women’s right movement happen to have many things in common. Beginning in 1789 the French revolution was sparked by the largely unhappy Third estate. They demanded better conditions and more representation they were after all 98 percent of the population. With a large following and unifying cause the Third Estate began its own uprising ‚and with the capture of the Bastille a revolution was in full swing. They wanted reform
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