important to society and is growing significantly throughout history. This year for International Women’s Day‚ my choice of an important woman that has opened my eyes and encourages women is Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Elizabeth Stanton was an American suffragist born in Johnstown‚ New York on November 12‚ 1815. Elizabeth Stanton was an important female who lead a movement of women’s rights during the 19th century and has changed how the world views women. She was married to Henry Stanton and had 7 children
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Without Vida Goldstein the females in Australia would not have the right to vote. She was the first female person to ever tire to become a national member of the British Empire in 1903. She had been tiring over and over from 1899 to 1919 to get equal rights for women and their ability to vote and have education. She didn’t do it on her own‚ there were other people that were trying to achieve the same goal as her. Louisa Lawson was the founder of The Dawn and was the mother of 5 children and the wife
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The Civil War affected many lives; not only during those years but in future years to come. The war directly affected not only men‚ but women as well by laying the groundwork for a powerful movement demanding equal rights. By examining women’s roles during the Civil War one can conclude that by women defying “proper roles” and by ratifying the Fifteenth Amendment propelled the women’s suffrage movement into legal documents that can be freely exercised. Women abolitionists vying for the end of slavery
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COPIED DIRECTLY FROM http://history.house.gov/Exhibitions-and-Publications/WIC/Historical-Essays/No-Lady/Womens-Rights/ The beginning of the fight for women’s suffrage in the United States‚ which predates Jeannette Rankin’s entry into Congress by nearly 70 years‚ grew out of a larger women’s rights movement. That reform effort evolved during the 19th century‚ initially emphasizing a broad spectrum of goals before focusing solely on securing the franchise for women. Women’s suffrage leaders‚ moreover
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progressive women’s suffrage movement in England and other parts of the world‚ but also the growing recognition of women’s rights and role in society in the 19th and 20th centuries. Because of Pankhurst’s efforts‚ the brave actions of the women suffragists are now recognized as political and just. Prior to Emmeline Pankhurst’s actions towards equal voting rights‚ women had no say in any elections in the United Kingdom. Although there were many organisations and parties fighting‚ petitioning and
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written and artistic creativity among African Americans. During this movement creativity was brought‚ but unfortunately so was discrimination and crimes that often occurred. A woman named Ida B. Wells was commonly referred to as the fearless crusader‚ suffragist‚ women’s right advocate‚ journalist and speaker who was present during these years and had made a significantly big impact on the outcome of this era. The Beginning Ida B. Wells was born in Holly Springs‚ Mississippi in 1862 and had seven siblings
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women’s rights although she does not declare herself a feminist by any stretch of the imagination” (Moore). In an article called‚ “Kate Chopin’s “Story of an Hour” and the Roles of Women‚” Julie Moore says that‚ “Kate was neither a feminist nor a suffragist. She was nonetheless a woman who took women extremely seriously. She never doubted women’s ability to be strong.” Mrs. Mallard resists the excitement and joy approaching her due to the fact that she is free‚ when in the story it says‚ “She was beginning
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How did the First World War change British society? The Great War involved most of the adult population either ’head on’ or discretely. On average‚ 6 million men served in Britain’s armed forces during the course of the war. Many millions of innocent civilians had their lives affects to the overall changes‚ both economic and social that the war caused or added to. The impact of the war varied greatly between the different regions of the sommunity. There were many differences and considerations
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In 1851 Susan B Anthony discovered a sort of liberating partnership they could forge. Anthony found that the temperance movements they confined themselves and did not expect an unequal rights. In 1869 Anthony and Stanton was distinct from equal rights movement. During the civil war Elizabeth Cady Stanton concentrated her efforts on abolishing slavery‚ afterward she was more out spoken in promoting women suffrage. In the 1860s‚ the feminist movement moved to New Zealand. Muller noted that men
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attention and support came to the movement when Anthony was arrested and tried for voting in the 1872 presidential election. After Anthony ’s death in 1906‚ a phrase from her last suffrage speech‚ "Failure is Impossible‚" became the motto of young suffragists.”
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