have equal rights and opportunities (“Feminism”). Throughout history‚ women strived for rights that men had but women did not acquire such as the right to education‚ voting‚ equal pay‚ abortion‚ and divorce. Major‚ influential feminists include Susan B. Anthony‚ a well known suffragist who fought for the right to vote; Hillary Clinton‚ the Secretary of State and presidential candidate for the 2016 election; Malala Yousafzai‚ a Pakistani activist for women’s education‚ and many more. The Feminist Movement
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Susan B. Anthony “Are Women Persons?” About Susan B. Anthony Susan B. Antony was born in February 15‚ 1820 in Adams‚ Massachusetts. She was raised in a Quaker family who was very strict but was very close to one another. At a very young age‚ she was very tough and was known to stand up against other children if she felt they were wrong. When she was young‚ she also knew what she wanted to be when she grows up and that was a teacher. While growing up‚ Susan could see the differences
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1. Briefly describe the situation preceding Dr. King’s arrest and what prompted him to write the letter. - Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested for demonstrating without a permit; his activities were described as “unwise and untimely”. He wrote the letter to show readers why he did what he did; he intended for his reasons to be known. 2. For whom does Dr. King initially write the letter? Who do you think eventually becomes his audience after being released from prison? - I believe the original
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men and women are not in the same social hierarchy. A woman is capable of doing the exact same thing a man does‚ it has been proven; yet men feel that they are superior. All of these women who have fought for equality: Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ Susan B. Anthony‚ Alice Paul‚ and many others are the reason I am able to go to school and get the same education as a male. They went through so much suffering so that future generation would have a better life than they did. It took years for people to actually
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Martin Luther King Jr.’s "Letter from Birmingham Jail" was a response to "A Call for Unity" by eight white clergymen. His letter was a rebuttal to the clergymen’s unjust proposals. He informs the clergymen of his views and the reasons for his “direct action” on the issue of desegregation. King also attacks the “white moderate” on their actions and expresses his disappointment with their unconstitutional measures. His powerful words‚ "...it is even more unfortunate that the city’s white power structure
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rights‚ and nothing more; women‚ their rights‚ and nothing less.” (Teen Ink) Finally‚ 14 years after Susan B. Anthony died‚ women are finally able to vote (bio.com)! Everything she worked so hard for has finally paid off! Susan Brownwell Anthony was born on February 15‚ 1820 in Adams‚ Massachusetts (Susan B. Anthony House; Encyclopedia of World Biography). Her parents‚ Lucy Anthony and Daniel Anthony had seven children (Teen Ink). Her family has always been politically active and were both quakers
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According to the Dictionary Online (2013)‚ “Injustice is the violation of the rights of others; unjust or unfair action or treatment.” Martin Luther King Jr. defined an unjust law in the Letter from Birmingham Jail (1963)‚ “An unjust law is a human law that is not rooted in eternal law and natural law. Any law that uplifts human personality is just. Any law that degrades human personality is unjust. All segregation statutes are unjust because segregation distorts the soul and damages the personality
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Anthony born in Adams‚ Massachusetts on February 15‚ 1820 who was raised up in a Quaker family with a history of activism. At an early age Susan developed a deep sense moral conviction and justice. Susan B Anthony was a teacher for 15 years before becoming involved in the abolition of alcohol also known as the temperance movement. Due to the fact that Susan was a woman she was unable to speak in public settings leading her to be
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they had met each other. Simply put‚ Susan B. Anthony was a women’s rights advocate. She saw issues in the world that made things unfair to women and she decided to stand up and fight for a change. This is a common thing we see throughout history where people do not agree with what is happening so they stand up and fight to change it. Anthony knew that she could not just sit at home and complain about the issues because then nothing would change. Susan B. Anthony grew up with a thirst for knowledge
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In the first half of the 19th century‚ even though a few women such as Susan B. Anthony started social reform activities‚ majority of women were restricted by a strict female virtue consensus. Most of them were recognized as domestic workers with their legal rights largely incorporated into the men’s in their families. Before the 1860s‚ many middle-class white women received education‚ but mostly were only enough for child nurturing. Rarely would a woman attain equal education as men; however‚ she
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