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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Declaration of sentiments for women’s rights suffrage at Wesleyan Chapel at Seneca Falls‚ New York‚ on July 19‚ 1848. (Scholastic) It was based on the Declaration of Independence and described the types if discrimination women faced in America. She presented at the first women’s rights convention. Other women like Lucrettia Mott helped play a major role. There was a list of issues that were “resolved” during this convention. Also‚ Stanton stated things such as women having to be obedient to their husbands
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Susan B. Anthony once said‚ "Men‚ their rights‚ and nothing more; women‚ their rights‚ and nothing less." Today‚ there are many female leaders and role models. They have changed this world for the better by finding cures and inventing useful things. What if these women hadn’t had the opportunity to perform these actions? The women’s rights reform was an extremely important topic in the 1800’s. A variety of many feminists fought for women’s rights. In the 1800’s‚ women had little to no rights compared
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Reform movements including religion‚ temperance‚ abolition‚ and women’s rights sought to expand democratic ideals in the years 1825 to 1850. However‚ certain movements‚ such as nativism and utopias‚ failed to show the American emphasis on a democratic society. The reform movements were spurred by the Second Great Awakening‚ which began in New England in the late 1790’s‚ and would eventually spread throughout the country. The Second Great Awakening differed from the First in that people were now believed
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reported by “History of the Women’s Rights” the main people in the establishment were Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ a mother of four and the Quaker abolitionist‚ Lucretia Mott. Around one hundred people attended the convention and about two-thirds of those people were women. The meeting at Seneca Falls was somewhat successful‚ it included women’s rights in family responsibilities‚ a lack of educational and economic responsibilities‚ and the absence of a voice in a political debate. In 1850 Stanton and Susan
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comprised completely of women that resulted from catastrophic events nearly two-thousand years prior. This utopian society is the culmination of what women’s activist Elizabeth Stanton wrote about in her "Declaration of Sentiments" at the Seneca Falls convention. In her address she stated‚ "That all men and women are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness; that to secure these rights governments
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treasured. Some people had to keep fighting for the freedom long after the Revolutionary War. Frederick Douglas‚ in his speech‚ “What to the slave is the fourth of July” and Elizabeth Cady Stanton in her Declaration of Sentiments of the Seneca Falls Women’s Rights Convention‚ share stories and explain how two groups of people‚ slaves and women‚ fight for their individual freedom. Both authors wrote two different pieces for different people‚ but by comparing and contrasting both texts it is evident that
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Throughout America’s growth and expansion‚ people‚ among other factors‚ have played a key role in contributing to American culture. Just by living their day-to-day lives‚ people have been a part of America’s history. Some people‚ however‚ have lived lives that have had a greater impact on this history. One of these people is Frederick Douglass. Through his abolitionist movements‚ Frederick Douglass has made a very important contribution to American culture. Born February 14‚ 1818‚ Frederick Bailey
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"While civil rights struggles have been focused on minority groups‚ we cannot overlook the tremendous‚ arduous task women of this nation faced to not only vote but to own property‚ apply for credit‚ get an education‚ earn a decent wage and even serve on a jury." (pg.456) When the framers created the Constitution and Bill of Rights they should have guaranteed that all Americans‚ male and female‚ have these basic rights. Unfortunately‚ the framers opted to deny women of these basic rights. Women struggled
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Reform Movements in the United States A reform movement is a kind of social movement that aims to make gradual change‚ or change in certain aspects of society‚ rather than rapid or fundamental changes. A reform movement is distinguished from more radical social movements such as revolutionary movements. Reformists’ ideas are often grounded in liberalism‚ although they may be rooted in socialist or religious concepts. Some rely on personal transformation; others rely on small collectives‚ such as
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