Seneca the Younger

Younger’s house. Jesse looks at me, “ So this is your first robbery?” he asks. “ Yea , and this is your, what, sixth?” I ask, Jesse laughs, “ I’ve lost count .” Jesse and I continue talking until we are interrupted by the five men coming out of the Youngers’ house. Everybody saddles up on their horse. After everyone is up and ready…

of their husbands. Even if the man was neglectful, abusive, or otherwise incompetent he would have full legal control. Coverture was one of the primary issues tackled by first wave feminism. To quote the Declaration of Sentiments, written at the Seneca Falls convention, “He has made her, if married, in the eye of the law, civilly dead. He has taken from her all right in property, even to the wages she earns. He has made her, morally, an irresponsible being, as she can commit many crimes, with…

Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a known women's rights activist. She paved the way for the women of america, and still makes a impact on the world today. She started in a family who didn’t really value women’s opinions, and went on to co-author of the amendment that single-handedly is responsible for the rights women have today. Elizabeth cady Stanton is an example of a modern working mother and wife, in a time when those to occupations weren’t accepted. Born on November 12, 1815, in Eastern New York…

One in particular have been the Seneca Falls convention which was arguably the beginning of the journey towards women’s equal rights. On July 19th, 1848 in Seneca Falls, New York almost 200 women attended a conference organized by Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton to “discuss the social, civil, and religious condition and rights of women.”…

The woman’s right movement began in early 19th Century. The first assembly to promote women’s rights was held in July of 1848 in Seneca Falls, New York. The main organizers of the event were Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott. Stanton was a mother of four from New York. Mott was a Quaker abolitionist. The convention was attended by about a hundred people. Roughly two thirds were women. Stanton composed a “Declaration of Sentiments, Grievances, and Resolutions.” These resolutions mirrored…

Mott. In the nineteenth century, girls role models were usually men, but her first female role model was Mott, even though she was twice Stanton’s age. She was a “freethinker, an advocate for women’s rights, and a patient mentor, who encouraged the younger women to pursue ‘all the enquires of thy open, generous confiding spirit”…

“Who opposed Women Suffrage?” “The main burden of their argument as that women suffrage placed an additional and unbearable burden on women, whose place was at the home” (Flexner 288) The irony of this comment was that women during these days had slaves to do all the work for them. Leaving women with nothing much to do, but prepare themselves to look pretty for the men and raise children. Most of the women that were in the organizations were women of wealth and high status, they had all…

There have been many important people who have impacted the United States in a monumental way throughout history. Each person who was considered to be the most influential in history has benefitted the United States differently. Out of each person’s actions throughout time, I believe the person who has had the biggest impact on this country was Elizabeth Cady Stanton. I believe she influenced this country the most through her incredible efforts of supporting and leading the first women’s rights…

Road to Women 's Suffrage On the day July 19, 1848 a meeting was in Seneca Falls, New York. This meeting was organized by a group of local Quakers and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, an abolitionist and leading figure of the women 's rights movement. The meeting was held in six sessions, and lasted two days. Many subjects were debated, including the role of women in society and their right to vote. There were 300 men and women gathered at the convention; among them was the famous abolitionist Frederick…

The play “Julius Caesar” explained two men named Brutus and Antony who both presented speeches in front of their town with different meanings about the assassination of Caesar. Antony had to ask Brutus for permission to speak at Caesar’s funeral. His despairing emotion and speech drawed the crowds special attention. Antony speech does not show any praise of caesar but does show sympathy and memorable memories that caesar did for his town. This whole situation sums a complete catastrophe. If…