the mid-1800s. Gage was born on March 24‚ 1826 in Cicero‚ New York and was raised in a house dedicated to antislavery. ("Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation") The activist and free thinker Matilda Joslyn Gage is relevant in today’s American culture because of her work in the abolitionist movement which led to the emancipation of slaves; her pioneering work to start the woman’s suffrage movement with Susan B. Anthony that sought equal rights for woman; and her views on religion and how it influenced the
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TERMS AND CONCEPTS: 1. Sex and Gender What do they mean‚ what are the differences between the two? Gender is a social construction. Sex refers to biological differences that are unchanging; gender involves the meaning that a particular society and culture attach to sexual difference. Because the meaning varies over time and among cultures‚ gender differences are both socially constructed and subject to change. Male/Female (sex) vs. Masculine/Feminine (gender). 2. Race and Class Issues
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“Women’s do not get equal rights as men’s” Throughout life‚ Women have been experiencing a kind of situation where they do not receive equal rights as men. It is a spread of nationalism and it brings awareness to several of people. A majority group of women from different countries‚ races‚ cultures and languages speak of situations where they have been abused‚ threatened‚ victimized‚ mistreated and judged based on their appearance and capabilities. In spite that it is an issue‚ women perform their
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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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were a few very important women‚ and without them‚ women would still not have the right to vote. The idea of getting more rights brought a few very important woman to help fight for this cause. These women include Susan B. Anthony‚ Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ and Alice Paul. Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton were said to have started the fight for women’s rights. They
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you know what women had to go through to get the right to vote? It was a long and tough battle known as the women’s suffrage movement. It took a long time‚ but the women won the battle! Leaders like Susan B. Anthony‚ Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ Lucy Stone and many more are behind this victory. One of Susan B. Anthony’s quote is “No genuine equality‚ no real freedom‚ no true manhood or womanhood can exist on any foundation save that of pecuniary independence.” The 19th Amendment declared the right for women
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Northern Middle Class Women between 1776 and 1876- DBQ 2 Between 1776 and 1876‚ many events and occurrences added to the ever changing view of women‚ such as the Industrial Revolution‚ the Market Revolution‚ the Second Great Awakening‚ the Women’s Rights movement‚ and the Civil War. The advancement of manufactured goods‚ the inspiration of egalitarianism‚ and the outspoken leaders of this time opened the door to greater opportunities and rights for women. In this time period‚ the role and status
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included evidence from founding documents‚ to our nation’s beliefs supporting their ideas. Similarly‚ many influential writers for women’s rights followed in the way of abolitionist‚ who struggled for many years to overturn slavery. Writers such as‚ Susan B. Anthony‚ Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ Margaret Sanger‚ and Sojourner Truth‚ spoke out in protest against unequal treatment against women. For much of American history‚ women were not considered equal to men and were denied equality in many areas of life
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men. “It was a powerful symbol and the beginning of a long struggle for legal‚ professional‚ educational‚ and voting rights” (Bowles‚ 2011). In 1890‚ Stanton along with Lucy Stone and Susan B. Anthony formed the organization National American Women Suffrage Association (NAWSA). “Stanton‚ and others like Susan B. Anthony‚ labored through the late 19th century to achieve victory‚ but by the time of their deaths in 1902 and 1906‚ they still were not welcome at the ballot box” (Bowles‚ 2011). At
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changed. With the expansion of their roles in society‚ came more literary references to women. Either as authors themselves‚ such as Margaret Fuller‚ or women who became famous for their political struggles for women’s rights‚ including Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ their courageous battles have been recorded. Just as women’s rights have evolved through the history of America‚ they also have developed as a theme in literature. Importance of “Women’s Rights” Theme in American
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