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The Role Of Sex In The 15th Amendment
As a group I believe we should include the word sex in the 15th amendment. If the states really wanted to get rid of the ugly institution of slavery, they also had to consider women as being slaves of that same institution. The mere fact that they were denied basic rights on the grounds of sex, implies that women were seen as lower status, and were expected to follow the rules set by men. Sojourner Truth, argues that the only way for slavery to be truly destroyed is for women to be able to vote; she also seems to be bothered by the fact that no one is talking about black women not getting their right to vote, when they too work as hard as any man.
The fact that most people believed that it was inappropriate for women to be engaged in public
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