July 19‚ 1848. (Scholastic) It was based on the Declaration of Independence and described the types if discrimination women faced in America. She presented at the first women’s rights convention. Other women like Lucrettia Mott helped play a major role. There was a list of issues that were “resolved” during this convention. Also‚ Stanton stated things such as women having to be obedient to their husbands‚ if married they were civilly dead in the eye of the law‚ and in case of separation‚ she loses all
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Primary Source Essay Assignment In my point of view‚ history portrays the past. While reading a American history book‚ people would only focus on the essential events that trigger their emotions; however‚ they should recognize the American history are dominated by three elements- race‚ class‚ and gender. In the rest of the assignment‚ I would use several primary sources documents to analyze how gender had made a big impact in the American history. It would signify the hardships that women endured
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The U.S. Constitution The U.S. Constitution was signed on September 17‚ 1787 by delegates who went to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. The convention was supervised by George Washington. It established fundamental laws‚ America’s national government and the basic rights for American citizens. In America’s first government document which was the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation was approved in 1781. At that time was a loose confederation of states. The nation
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Later in life‚ after getting married‚ she became a fan of Lucretia Mott‚ a feminist and abolitionist. Mott strengthened Stanton’s devotion to women’s rights‚ and she joined her in Seneca Falls‚ New York‚ where they organized the first women’s rights convention. There she wrote a Declaration of Rights and Sentiments which commanded political‚ social‚ and professional fairness for women. This is recognized as Stanton’s first notable effort for
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Paul’s letters to the church in Rome. This evidence does not seem to be taken into account by the age’s Christian leaders‚ and consequently is concealed from general knowledge‚ as can be seen in Rev. John Chambers address at the World Temperance Convention. Women who aspired to become religious leaders could not fulfill their calling because men had decided that they were not fit for the task. Women had no say on the matter‚ and their choice on whether or not they wanted to be in that position of
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people had to keep fighting for the freedom long after the Revolutionary War. Frederick Douglas‚ in his speech‚ “What to the slave is the fourth of July” and Elizabeth Cady Stanton in her Declaration of Sentiments of the Seneca Falls Women’s Rights Convention‚ share stories and explain how two groups of people‚ slaves and women‚ fight for their individual freedom. Both authors wrote two different pieces for different people‚ but by comparing and contrasting both texts it is evident that while the struggles
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This was a convention where women and men would meet and have discussions about women’s rights and the changes that need to be made. The document explains how women have very little rights and did not have any voice against anything. It states “if married‚ in the eye
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P.S./I.S. 178Q Amy Abramov 802/8H 2/24/14 Elizabeth Cady Stanton There are many people that have contributed to what is now known as America. This place filled with opportunities‚ dreams‚ freedom and equality would have never been without the courageous people of the past. The souls
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APUSH 21 Nov 2013 Ch. 10 & 11 #2 Essay Question American Reform movements between 1820 and 1860 reflected both optimistic and pessimistic views of human and society. Assess the validity of this statement in reference to reform movements in THREE of the following: education‚ temperance‚ women’s rights‚ utopian experiments‚ penal institutions. (1988) The United States has seen change come and go over time. From the Great Awakening in the 1730s to the Technological revolution of the 20th century
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importantly‚ why did they feel it was so necessary to make changes in the first place? The women of the 1800’s began their fight for independence by supporting the abolitionist movement. When they were denied admittance to the World-Wide Anti-Slavery convention‚ the realization came that they‚ too‚ were functioning in society without the complete freedom afforded to their male counterparts. Some of the women responsible for the revolution of the 1800’s included Lucretia Mott‚ Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ Frances
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