Text Analysis - "The Declaration of Sentiments‚ Seneca Falls Convention‚ 1848" The Declaration of Sentiments‚ Seneca Falls Convention‚ 1848 is a declaration of independence written by women of the convention who wanted to demand equality for women in the United States. This document states the feelings of women who at this time had no legal rights in our country. The right to own property‚ vote‚ earn wages‚ own business‚ own land and other rights were beyond their reach. Women of this time
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ENS 106 Effective Speech Susan B. Anthony Speech 1873 Susan B. Anthony was born on February 15‚ 1820 and she was one of the many women in the nineteenth century to fight for women’s rights. She would travel all over the nation and create petitions for the right for women to vote and also slavery. She was an abolitionist‚ an educational reformer‚ a labor activist‚ and of course a women’s right campaigner. As brave as she was‚ she voted illegally in the presidential election of 1872 in Rochester
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Lisa Deshaun Leslie-Lockwood‚ more commonly known as Lisa Leslie‚ was born July 7‚ 1972 in Gardena‚ California. She is a now retired American professional women’s basketball player. She was a huge figure during her WNBA(Women’s National Basketball Association) career and was looked up to by many‚ both figuratively and literally. She wasn’t always into sports as a child‚ but somewhere down the line she became one of the most dominant female players to ever play the game of basketball. When Lisa
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Susan Brownell Anthony was known for being apart of the women’s rights movement. She inspired young women to vote everyday. Even though she is gone she is still inspiring young women to vote everyday. It is known as a tradition that after a women votes for the first time you take your sticker that you receive after you vote and you go place it on her gravestone which is located in New York where she died. Susan b. Anthony was born on February 15th‚1820 in Massachusetts. She grew up in a Quaker household
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“We are here‚ not because we are law-breakers; we are here in our efforts to become law-makers.” -Emmeline Pankhurst. Emmeline Pankhurst spent her life protesting‚ lecturing‚ and fighting for the rights of her‚ her daughters‚ and all of the women in the world. She has become an inspiration for all women to speak out for what they believe in for over a century. Emmeline Pankhurst was a reformer because she was a leading women’s rights activist‚ founded several women’s rights groups‚ and influenced
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Women have lived under suppression since the beginning of America. They have been denied basic rights‚ forced into to predetermined roles in society‚ and faced severe sexism. Although some men worked with the feminist movement‚ Cady Stanton said‚ “that women herself must do this work; for woman alone can understand the height‚ the depth‚ the length and the breadth of her degradation (Kelly‚ Parameswaran‚ & Schiedewind‚ 2012‚ p. 556).” Feminism does not focus on those who opposed them‚ but the women
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ Lucy Stone‚ and Susan B. Anthony were all leaders of the early women’s rights movement. Select one of these women and discuss her contribution to the movement and the difficulties she encountered. Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born November 12‚ 1815‚ in Johnstown‚ New York. She was the fourth of six children. Later she would meet and marry Henry B. Stanton‚ a prominent abolitionist. Together they would have seven children. Although Elizabeth never went to college she was very
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Cady and Brutus Brutus and Cady emerge as the most complex characters in Julius Caesar and Mean Girls respectively. They are each stories tragic heroes. In each of their soliloquies‚ the audience gains insight into the complexities of their motives. Brutus is a powerful public figure‚ but he appears also as a husband‚ a master to his servants‚ a dignified military leader‚ and a loving friend. Cady starts off as virtually nothing‚ but eventually becomes a direct parallel in terms of Brutus’s power
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encouraging women to fight for their political voice‚ Stanton argues a valid‚ logical point to the men‚ convincing them is a much more difficult task‚ and they are the ones who can legalize her beliefs. She acknowledges her counterclaim‚ and understands that the public believes‚ “People object to the demands of those whom they choose to call the strong-minded‚ because they say ‘the right of suffrage will make women masculine.’” (Stanton). Stanton does not allow males dull or dumb down the female gender
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Edwin Stanton Porter was born on April 21‚ 1870 in Pennsylvania. He had grown up with his parents Thomas Richard Porter and Mary Jane Clark. He had worked in the electrical field at first and began experiencing with electricity. He had worked with light bulb currents and telegraphs. In early 1890’s he had opened his own small business as a tailor‚ until 1893‚ when he had joined the Navy. He served there as an electrician and telegraph operator. With his help communications were improved. After a
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