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 Douglass, the only African American in attendance who supported the women 's cause. Of the 300 people in attendance, only 100 signed a document titled the Declaration of sentiments, which listed the hardships of the women 's suffrage movements, analyzing …show more content…
Anthony; they spent a lot of time together and eventually formed a unique relationship. Stanton was well-known for public speaking and wrote speeches that captured the audience 's attention, while Anthony was best at organizing and planning events. During the course of their friendship, they joined the temperance movement. The temperance movement was a campaign committed to encouraging sobriety, self-restrain and abstinence regarding the consumption of alcohol. In 1852, Anthony was elected as a delegate to the state temperance convention. During the convention, Anthony intended to stand and speak but the chairman interrupted her and told her that female delegates were only there to listen and learn. Right away Anthony and some other women in attendance stood up and walked out. Soon after, Anthony publicly declared to organize a women 's state convention with Elizabeth Cady Stanton as president and Anthony as state delegate, creating the Women 's State Temperance Society. Following the creation of their organization, their attention centered on women 's suffrage and women 's …show more content…
Paul and Burns, dissatisfied with the slow progress NAWSA was making, left to form their own organization.
In the movie Iron Jawed Angels, when the girls left NAWSA and formed NWP, their plan was to publicly scorn and harm the Democrats and President Woodrow Wilson, garnering the attention of the media to increase awareness of women 's rights, at the same time uncovering the hypocrisies in the President 's statements. The women argued that it was unfair to fight a war for democracy in Europe, while the U.S. continued to deny benefits to half its population. The women were often criticized for tuning out the World
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 Douglass, the only African American in attendance who supported the women 's cause. Of the 300 people in attendance, only 100 signed a document titled the Declaration of sentiments, which listed the hardships of the women 's suffrage movements, analyzing …show more content…
Anthony; they spent a lot of time together and eventually formed a unique relationship. Stanton was well-known for public speaking and wrote speeches that captured the audience 's attention, while Anthony was best at organizing and planning events. During the course of their friendship, they joined the temperance movement. The temperance movement was a campaign committed to encouraging sobriety, self-restrain and abstinence regarding the consumption of alcohol. In 1852, Anthony was elected as a delegate to the state temperance convention. During the convention, Anthony intended to stand and speak but the chairman interrupted her and told her that female delegates were only there to listen and learn. Right away Anthony and some other women in attendance stood up and walked out. Soon after, Anthony publicly declared to organize a women 's state convention with Elizabeth Cady Stanton as president and Anthony as state delegate, creating the Women 's State Temperance Society. Following the creation of their organization, their attention centered on women 's suffrage and women 's …show more content…
Paul and Burns, dissatisfied with the slow progress NAWSA was making, left to form their own organization.
In the movie Iron Jawed Angels, when the girls left NAWSA and formed NWP, their plan was to publicly scorn and harm the Democrats and President Woodrow Wilson, garnering the attention of the media to increase awareness of women 's rights, at the same time uncovering the hypocrisies in the President 's statements. The women argued that it was unfair to fight a war for democracy in Europe, while the U.S. continued to deny benefits to half its population. The women were often criticized for tuning out the World