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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came that they‚ too‚ were functioning in society without the complete freedom afforded to their male counterparts. Some of the women responsible for the revolution of the 1800’s included Lucretia Mott‚ Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ Frances Wright and Susan B. Anthony. Each had a certain plank in the platform of women’s rights that they wished to promote. The American Anti-Slavery Society began the fight to abolish slavery. It was headed by a woman named Lucretia Mott. Much like the Equal Rights Movement
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The 19th Amendment The majority of Americans today enjoy a comfortable lifestyle when compared to other citizens of the world. This is not a knock against them; however‚ it is important to note that these benefits are rarely given away freely. Throughout America’s past‚ brave citizens have petitioned‚ rallied‚ fought‚ and died for the rights that we consider “givens”. The right to vote‚ which many people today shirk and scoff at‚ was not guaranteed to anyone that wasn’t a white property-owning
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women have the right to vote‚ and have same basic rights as men. Susan B. Anthony is one of America’s important civil rights leaders who fought for women’s rights. She has paved the way of American life today‚ and changed our country dramatically. Because of her‚ both women and men have the right to vote. Susan B. Anthony has impacted our life today by showing us that we can be equal and women can have their rights. Susan B. Anthony was born on February 15‚ 1820 in Adams‚ Massachusetts. She had eight
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for what they believed in. Women started forming groups and organizations to help fight for their rights. One well-known women’s rights activist is Susan B. Anthony. Anthony grew up in Massachusetts where her parents raised her to be independent and hard working. They believed that men and women should have equal rights. Later‚ Susan B. Anthony joined with Elizabeth Cady Stanton to form the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA). According to The National American Woman Suffrage
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novel written by Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns‚ describes the story of the intellectual pair of two very determined women‚ Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. Throughout the novel‚ the author describes the many hard ships the two individuals had to face throughout their journey to bring rights to women. For more than 50 years‚ Stanton and Anthony led the battle of securing women’s rights and helped create a movement that would forever be remembered by many American citizens. The two were close
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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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issues of the time was women’s suffrage (The right to vote) and a woman named Susan B. Anthony rose to fight for women’s rights and one of her most famous quotes in one of her many influential speeches stated‚ “In the US Constitution it states‚ We the people‚ not we the white American males”. (Doc. 6 Susan B. Anthony Quote) This raised a lot of much needed attention in the matter and eventually Congress approved and Susan B Anthony’s along with many other women’s’ suffrage fighters long battle paid
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