spreading diversity. Generations of strong willed women like Susan B Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton worked vigorously to improve equality in women’s rights. Their efforts led to women having the right to vote‚ access to birth control‚ and enlist in the army. Society has come a long way in closing the gap‚ however there is still room for improvement. Throughout history there has always been a struggle for gender equality. Susan B Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton are two very famous women who led
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Susan B. Anthony was born on February 15th 1820‚ in Adams‚ Massachusetts. She taught for 15 years before becoming involved in civil movements. Yet because she was a woman‚ she wasn’t allowed to speak in rallies. Because of this‚ she and Elizabeth Cady Stanton created the woman’s rights movement in 1852. In 1853‚ Anthony began to campaign for women’s property rights in New York State legislatures. This lead to a new law in the New York State in 1853 to create the Married Women’s property Bill‚ which
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Susan B. Anthony‚ Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ Ida B. Wells‚ and Alice Paul all are household names‚ and the former has secured her place on the American silver dollar. Anthony is known for her role in the foundation of the National American Woman Suffrage Association‚ or NAWSA‚ an organization that she eventually became the second president of. Born in 1820‚ she grew up in a Quaker family‚ her ideals grounded in the belief that women‚ in all aspects‚ should be equal to men. In 1853‚ she joined a campaign
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so she could be mighty above him. Not from his leg so he could trample her. But from the side‚ so he could support her. So she could stand beside him. So they could be equal with each other.” This wise saying was obviously absent during the late 1800’s. Men were the dominant gender‚ all the way around. They were stronger‚ smarter‚ faster‚ more politically qualified‚ and the all around dominant sex. Women were cooks‚ nannies‚ and maids‚ nothing more but of course‚ nothing less. They were to stay home
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Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth candy stone were of the most influential people in women’s rights. These two women went through a lot of difficult challenge. One of the thing that I will be talking about is women in America was locked out of jobs. Next thing that I will be talking about is women locked of of vote. Lastly I will talk about women locked out of education Women’s were locked out of jobs in America. The men wanted them to be mothers and wives. Philadelphia newspaper wrote outside of the
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Susan B. Anthony formed the National Woman Suffrage Association in 1869‚ the same year that Henry Ward Beecher and Lucy Stone formed the American Woman Suffrage Association. Both groups fought for the right to vote until they merged in 1890 and became the National Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA). Susan B. Anthony was named president and began to lead the movement towards gaining the right to vote. People were opposed giving women the right to vote for many different reasons. Companies that made
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The women’s movement has been a long fought battle this assignment helps bring just how long it has been. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony wrote “The Seneca Falls Declaration”. This document was much like the “Declaration of Independence” in which it listed multiple grievances against the government. This was the beginning of the movement and was slow going until 1966. In 1966 Betty Friedan wrote “The National Organization for Women’s Statement of Purpose”. These two documents hold a lot
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contributions. One woman at the forefront of the fight‚ Susan B. Anthony‚ founded many organizations and travelled around the country giving speeches to support the women’s suffrage movement in the 19th century. Her diligence and dedication led to the passing of the nineteenth amendment in 1919‚ giving women the right to vote. She also fought for the rights of union workers and overall equality. Due to her tireless efforts‚ Susan B. Anthony established herself as a women’s rights advocate and opened
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WOMEN IN THE WORKPLACE: BEYOND THE GLASS CEILING 1. INTRODUCTION The glass ceiling is a term used whenever a woman reaches a certain level in her profession and cannot advance to the next level that her male counterparts progress to. This assignment aims at explaining the concept of the “glass ceiling” in the workplace as well as impact thereof and recommendations to address the issue. This will be done through providing an overview of this concept through statistics‚ historical background
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analysis of Susan B. Anthony’s Constitutional Argument. Together Susan B. Anthony and Cady Stanton led a suffrage movement to bring equal rights to women. Working with one another they created a radical magazine called The Revolution to make their campaign more publicly aware. In an attempt to show that women deserved the right to vote‚ Susan B. Anthony wrongly casted a vote in the Rochester election. She was arrested‚ convicted‚ and fined. While she awaited her trial‚ Anthony delivered her
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