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Elizabeth Cady Stanton And The Feminism Movement
Feminism has always been a problem in America dating back to the beginning of agriculture. From our right to vote, to our way of living it has always been a problem. Kids born in the 21st century, more millennials than anything, aren’t necessarily aware of the feminist problem. It has been a very long journey, but yet we still have to face the struggle of the anti-feminists.
Abigail Adams was the wife to president John Adams and the mother to John Quincy Adams. She was the jump-starter of the feminism movement. “If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice or representation” ("Abigail Adams Quotes (Author of My Dearest
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Stanton helped establish the world's first women's rights convention in 1848 and formed the National Women’s Loyal League with Susan B. Anthony in 1863. “The bible teaches that women brought sin and death into the world. I don't believe that any man ever talked with god. The bible was written by man out of his love of domination” ("TOP 25 QUOTES BY ELIZABETH CADY STANTON (of 209)". “ It would be ridiculous to talk of male and female atmospheres, male and female springs or rains, male and female sunshine . . . . how much more ridiculous is it in relation to mind, to soul, to thought, where there is as undeniably no such thing as sex, to talk of male and female education and of male and female schools. [written with Susan B. Anthony]("Elizabeth Cady Stanton Quotes on Women, Equality and Life", 2016). She was the most momentous woman figure in the jump-start of the Women's’ Rights Movements. She was later downplayed her role and people gave Susan B. Anthony the credit for some of her …show more content…
He has enjoyed success in television, film, and music. In April 2007, Newsweek called him "the most powerful actor in Hollywood". “The question why I would LET Willow cut her hair. First the LET must be challenged. This is a world where women,girls are constantly reminded that they don’t belong to themselves; that their bodies are not their own, nor their power or self determination. I made a promise to endow my little girl with the power to always know that her body, spirit and her mind are HER domain. Willow cut her hair because her beauty, her value, her worth is not measured by the length of her hair. It’s also a statement that claims that even little girls have the RIGHT to own themselves and should not be a slave to even their mother’s deepest insecurities, hopes and desires. Even little girls should not be a slave to the preconceived ideas of what a culture believes a little girl should be. More to come. Another day.” (Sieczkowski "Jada Pinkett Smith Slams Willow Smith Hair Critics: 'Little Girls Have The Right To Own Themselves'" 2012). People will always remember how Will Smith was with his children and especially

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