the US as housewives and mothers‚ not anyone who should have the right to vote. Another big issue was whether or not they should campaign for african american women’s rights to vote also or just focus on getting white women rights. In 1869 Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton were criticized at a meeting of the American Equal Rights Association‚ they left and formed the NWSA (National Women’s
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The resolution calling for woman suffrage had passed‚ after much debate‚ at the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848‚ convened by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott. In “The Declaration of Sentiments‚” a document based upon the Declaration of Independence‚ the numerous demands of these early activists were elucidated. The 1848 convention had challenged America to a social revolution that would touch every aspect of life. Early women’s rights leaders believed suffrage to be the most effective means
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The Antebellum Era was a time of change in America. It can be looked at as the country discovering itself. From 1825-1850 there were a series of changes that went on throughout the country. These changes included the Temperance act; putting a ban on alcohol in order to make America more successful‚ perfect society; the women’s rights reforms‚ where the cult of domesticity was being questioned by women who advocated for their rights; and lastly‚ reforms in public education‚ which were significant
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Suffrage Movement in Oklahoma The definition of suffrage is the right to vote in political elections. This movement represents the struggle and the hardship women went through to have equal rights to men. Susan B. Anthony once said‚ “Men’s rights are nothing more. Women’s rights are nothing less.” After twenty-eight long‚ hard years of women fighting for their rights and changing laws‚ women finally received equal rights. The suffrage movement persuaded women to form groups and fight for equal
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When the constitution was written‚ the idea of universal suffrage was too radical for our founding fathers to address. They decided to leave the states with the authority to decide the requirements for voting. (Janda) By allowing the states to decide who voted‚ the authors had not intended for each state ’s discriminations to prevent the country from maintaining true democracy. However‚ by not setting up a nationwide regulation‚ the authors launched the country into a century and a half long fight
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Just like Melba Pattillo Beals during integration‚ Catt was also able to accomplish equality without violence. She was part of many big groups that assisted her. In 1900‚ she succeeded presidency of the National Women Suffrage Association after Susan B. Anthony. From 1900 to 1904 and again from 1915 to 1920‚ by organizing campaigns‚ delivering effective speeches‚ and mobilizing volunteers. She was able to increase the size of membership‚ conduct substantial fund-raising‚ and bring the organization back
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and the woman could not do anything without 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
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Reform Movements in the United States A reform movement is a kind of social movement that aims to make gradual change‚ or change in certain aspects of society‚ rather than rapid or fundamental changes. A reform movement is distinguished from more radical social movements such as revolutionary movements. Reformists’ ideas are often grounded in liberalism‚ although they may be rooted in socialist or religious concepts. Some rely on personal transformation; others rely on small collectives‚ such as
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Some say women should not be able to vote because the US may not grant suffrage to anyone and women should remain in a separate sphere others say women are supposed to be endowed with inalienable rights‚ which includes suffrage. In source A‚ Susan B. Anthony argues that the most important aspect of granting women the right to vote is that all men are created equal and the right to vote is a declaration to the natural right of all. She states and gives facts backed by
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The Modern Day Feminist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie‚ a powerful leader in the modern day feminist movement‚ once said in a speech presented at TEDxEuston‚ We Should All Be Feminists‚ “Some people ask: ‘Why the word feminist? Why not just say you are a believer in human rights‚ or something like that?’ Because that would be dishonest. Feminism is‚ of course‚ part of human rights in general—but to choose to use the vague expression human rights is to deny the specific and particular problem of gender
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