Nicole Miller 12/26/14 Law and Society For women in the 19th century‚ marriage was a binding contract that required them to sign their life away to the man that they loved. They lost all of the rights to their property‚ their income‚ and basically their independence. Women were expected to keep the household tidy and running smoothly‚ as well as earn some type of living that didn’t require much of leaving the house. Women were also expected to present their husbands with everything they needed‚
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1800’s with the Seneca Falls Convention. Key Members of the Movement The organized movement started at Seneca Falls‚ NY with a meeting called by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott. (National Women’s History Museum‚ 2007) Both women received their start in the women’s suffrage movement by being active in the abolitionist movement. Stanton and Mott attended the World’s Anti-Slavery Convention in London in 1840 and were refused seating for being women. After this incident the two women started
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women’s rights activist is Susan B. Anthony. Anthony grew up in Massachusetts where her parents raised her to be independent and hard working. They believed that men and women should have equal rights. Later‚ Susan B. Anthony joined with Elizabeth Cady Stanton to form the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA). According to The National American Woman Suffrage Association‚ “The National American Woman Suffrage Association represented millions of women and was the parent organization
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expansion of their roles in society‚ came more literary references to women. Either as authors themselves‚ such as Margaret Fuller‚ or women who became famous for their political struggles for women’s rights‚ including Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ their courageous battles have been recorded. Just as women’s rights have evolved through the history of America‚ they also have developed as a theme in literature. Importance of “Women’s Rights” Theme in American Literature Addressing
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to vote when the 19th amendment was completely ratified in 1920. The Seneca Falls convention was called by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott out of their anger with male abolitionists and the patriarchal system that they represented. In 1840‚ when Stanton and Mott attended the World’s Anti-Slavery Convention‚ the predominately male convention refused to seat female delegates. Stanton and Mott‚ along with other activist women in the U.S. started to see the similarities between their own status
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In the time of 1825-1850‚ United States officials and activists sought to expand the democratic ideals in which the country was founded. Activists such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton as well as many other women pushed for the right to vote‚ stating that both men and women were created equal‚ and women should be given the right to vote‚ for it was the democratic action to take. Other activists began to create democratic reforms as well‚ fighting to reinforce the ideals the nation so actively prides itself
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This convention was held by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott. Elizabeth Stanton was the forerunner for the fight for the rights of women. She also worked very closely with Susan B. Anthony‚ both women were very strong-minded on securing the voting right of women. The women of these groups were starting
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Temperance Society‚ Neil S. Dow‚ Maine Law of 1851 49. Assess the successfulness of the temperance reformers. Women in Revolt Know: Spinsters‚ Alexis de Tocqueville‚ Cult of Domesticity‚ Catherine Beecher‚ Lucretia Mott‚ Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ Susan B. Anthony‚ Elizabeth Blackwell‚ Margaret Fuller‚ Sarah and Angelina Grimke‚ Amelia Bloomer‚ Seneca Falls‚ Declaration of Sentiments 50. Describe the status of women in the first half of the 19th century. Wilderness Utopias Know: Utopias
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consulting the men. Women were expected to be housewives‚ to raise their children‚ and thinking of a job in a factory was a dream that was never thought impossible. But‚ as years passed‚ women such as Susan B. Anthony‚ Lucretia Mott‚ Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ Lucy Stone‚ and Elizabeth Blackwell began to question why they were at home all day raising the children‚ and why they did not have jobs like the men. This happened between the years of 1776 and 1876‚ when the lives and status of Northern middle-class
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the future of women’s rights movements. Fight turned into a political movement-- many women were arrested and jailed-- in 1860 states gave women rights of ownership‚ but many reforms (right to vote) weren’t achieved. Lucretia mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton-- organized Seneca Falls Convention-- wrote Declaration of Sentiments for Convention. Susan B. Anthony-- had organized skills that further helped the movement. Led campaign for equal pay for equal work‚ allowing women to enter traditional
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