issues of the time was women’s suffrage (The right to vote) and a woman named Susan B. Anthony rose to fight for women’s rights and one of her most famous quotes in one of her many influential speeches stated‚ “In the US Constitution it states‚ We the people‚ not we the white American males”. (Doc. 6 Susan B. Anthony Quote) This raised a lot of much needed attention in the matter and eventually Congress approved and Susan B Anthony’s along with many other women’s’ suffrage fighters long battle paid
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Throughout most of history‚ women had fewer legal rights and career opportunities than men did. Women mostly had jobs as a seamstress or kept boarding houses‚ some of the women had the same jobs as men. For an example‚ according to “Women’s History in America” in 1890 a slim amount of the women were doctors‚ but 95% of doctors were men in the United States. Another example of what women were not allowed to do is vote‚ married women were not allowed to obtain property rights‚ if a couple happen to
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The Women’s Suffrage Movement was a feminist movement that pushed for the right of women to vote. Stanton and Susan B. Anthony formed the National American Women Suffrage Association. "Although several states allowed women to vote in state and local elections‚ women did not have voting rights in national elections." (pg.458) Many women organized marches of protest in front of the White House in order to pressure Woodrow Wilson to pass a women’s suffrage
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servent. As we all may know in the United States men had the right to vote long before women did. Women fought for the chance to vote for years. Some‚ like Susan B. Anthony‚ were put in jail or shunned for fighting for this right. It took tell World War I for women to recieve this right‚ but with a couple restrictions. Susan B. Anthony was born February 15‚ 1820 in Adams‚ Massachusetts. She was brought up in a Quaker family with long activist traditions. Early in her life she developed a
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Susan B. Anthony dedicated her life to fighting for equality for all people. She is best known for her work as a suffragist‚ but throughout her lifetime‚ she advocated for equivalent opportunities and freedom for everyone. She fought for women to have equal rights in the workplace and education. She also supported the abolition of slavery. Anthony epitomizes America’s core values‚ including equality‚ independence‚ and activism. Anthony demanded equal treatment and rights for all people. Through
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In the article “Susan B. Anthony dares to vote” and the play “The Watsons go to birmingham” the theme of both texts is perseverance. They show it in many different ways though like in the article she goes against the law to get her rights for being a woman and in the play Watson’s try to fight for blacks rights when they go to back to Alabama. A difference they have is the characters actions in “Susan B. Anthony Dares to Vote” white people want to send her to jail‚ but in “The Watson’s go to Birmingham”
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concerns the colonists had written about with the greivences women’s had towards the limited rights afforded to them. Stanton went on to become a founding member of a major women’s rights party‚ the National Woman’s Suffrage Association‚ along with Susan B. Anthony. The group was formed as the result of a split in the American Equal Rights Association. The radical group sought to achieve women’s rights through constitutional amendments‚ not limited to the right to vote‚ but also looking to make divorce
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New York. Fowler and Wells 1889. DuBois‚ Ellen Carol‚ ed. The Elizabeth Cady Stanton Susan B. Anthony Reader: Correspondence‚ Writings‚ Speeches‚ Rev. ed. Boston: Northeastern University Press 1992. Stanton‚ Elizabeth Cady. Address of Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ Delivered at Seneca Falls& Rochester‚ N.Y. July 19th & August 2nd 1848. New York: Robert J. Johnston‚ 1870. Stanton‚ Elizabeth Cady‚ Susan B. Anthony‚ and Matilda Joslyn Gage‚ eds. History of Woman Suffrage. 3 vols. New York: Fowler
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definitely underrated during this time‚ was the role of a housewife. This may not seem like hard work to some‚ but during this time being a housewife required a lot. Women made and cooked meals for their family. They had to clean and decorate the house. They sewed clothes‚ blankets‚ and draperies. They also had to watch over and raise their children‚ teaching them their manners and more. If their was an elderly person living in the household‚ the woman was to take care of them too. If their husband
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During the late 1800’s and early 1900’s‚ there were a lot of injustices in the United States. The Progressive Movement‚ which began in the late 1800’s attempted to bring about government reforms and correct injustices in America. One example of the problem in the U.S. was over population of the American cities. More and more people began to move cities from rural areas for jobs. As you can see in Document I‚ the cities were overcrowded and the infrastructure could not hold up with the influx of
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