US History 7.1 Industry and Transportation The Transportation Revolution Improving the Roads Turnpike Roads - users had to pay a toll only a few made a profit‚ didn’t do the intended purpose National Road - only decent road‚ made of crushed rock The Steamboat Goes Commercial main advance in transportation made it easier and faster to travel Canals Boom canals made it easier to transport between farms and cities Erie Canal - best known canal of the era Railroads Further Ease Horses
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women ’s rights began in 1848‚ when Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott invited a group of abolitionist activists (mostly women‚ but some men) to a convention in Seneca Falls‚ New York to discuss the issue of women ’s rights. The
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in Seneca Falls in 1848 and made its way to the campaign for President of the United States in 2008. By exploring organizations and the women who were involved in their development and explaining key events and what effect they have had on the women’s movement‚ we will understand how a domino effect was started‚
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movement worked to change women’s status in society. Elizabeth Cady Stanton organized the first U.S. women’s rights convention in Seneca Falls‚ New York‚ to discuss women’s civil rights. The organizers of this event considered themselves patriots and viewed women’s rights as part of the American Revolution’s ideals of equality and justice for all. At the convention in Seneca Falls‚ more than 300 men and women discussed the Declaration and debated 12 resolutions that proclaimed women’s rights and
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Every era has its minority that is vocally battling for change. For instance‚ today it appears that wherever you turn there is another news anecdote about the battle for gay and lesbian rights‚ whether it’s about duty uniformity‚ military administration‚ or the privilege to wed. 150 years prior‚ it was a considerably bigger segment of the populace’s turn: ladies. All through the nineteenth century and into the twentieth‚ ladies battled for equivalent rights under the law and in particular the privilege
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Congress‚ “but its internal divisions foreshadowed the persistent disagreements among women in Congress and among women’s rights activists after the passage of the 19th Amendment” (History‚ Art & Archives). The idea of leaders and women’s rights conventions were only the beginning for the head strong women of the 19th century. In the United States the first definitive position on women’s rights was taken in 1848 under the leadership of Elizabeth Cady Stanton at the Women’s Rights
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thoughts of abolition were main inspirations. Women’s rights movements were becoming more common. More women than ever were coming together to protest. The Seneca Falls Convention was the first organized women’s rights movement. When women went to other conventions they were excluded‚ this convention was about women and for women. These conventions would eventually persuade congress to pass a law allowing women to vote in the 1900’s. Education movements were also a common thing among minorities. Young
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The Antebellum Era was a time of change in America. It can be looked at as the country discovering itself. From 1825-1850 there were a series of changes that went on throughout the country. These changes included the Temperance act; putting a ban on alcohol in order to make America more successful‚ perfect society; the women’s rights reforms‚ where the cult of domesticity was being questioned by women who advocated for their rights; and lastly‚ reforms in public education‚ which were significant
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Stanton-Susan B. Anthony Reader: Correspondence‚ Writings‚ Speeches. Boston: Northeastern UP‚ 1992. 88-94. Print. Foss‚ Sonja K. Rhetorical Criticism: Exploration and Practice. Long Grove‚ IL: Waveland‚ 2009. 133. Print. Gurko‚ Miriam. The Ladies of Seneca Falls: The Birth of the Women ’s Rights Movement. Norwalk‚ CT: Easton‚ 1990. 27-28. Print. Wood‚ Julia T. Gendered Lives: Communication‚ Gender‚ and Culture. Belmont‚ CA: Wadsworth Pub.‚ 1994. 66+. Print.
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activist for women’s education‚ and many more. The Feminist Movement essentially began in 1848 when Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott organized the first Seneca Falls Convention in Seneca Falls‚ NY. Because the Feminist Movement spans from 1848 to the present day‚ it is divided into three so called ‘waves’. The Seneca Falls Convention was the beginning of the first wave of feminism which spanned from 1848-1920. The second wave of feminism began in 1921 and continued through 1960‚ while the
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