In the Seneca Falls Convention, the Declaration of Sentiments was written and signed by 68 women and 32 men, agreeing that men and women are created equal as stated in the Declaration of Independence. This convention sparked a change within society: women began to voice their concerns and dislike for how society treats and perceives them. From protests and pickets to pamphlets and speeches, the women’s suffrage movement gained momentum through the mid-1800s and continued through the 1900s. Suffragists, men and women, pushed hard for an amendment that allowed all women to vote, inspiring many associations and unions to be born (NAWSA, NWP, etc.). Out of the famous suffragists known, like Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, one stands
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Even though there was backlash against the protests, Alice Paul never gave up and continued to hold pickets and parades to voice her thoughts on Women's Suffrage. She was persistent and strategic in her ways of protesting and never stood down when people harassed and disapproved of her actions. Out of the many tactics Paul utilized, there were some unique ways that she made an impact on Women’s Suffrage. On the same day as her very first and largest protest, March 3rd, 1913, she decided to organize a pageant on the stairs of the Treasury Building. The Library of Congress elaborated that after a lot of determination, Alice Paul was able to get the permission of the government to use their steps of the Treasury Building to showcase a feminist pageant. From costumes representing things like Freedom and Justice, there were 100 classically costumed women and children that not only represented ideals but historical figures like Joan of Arc and Elizabeth of England (The Library of Congress, 5). It was incredible that the government allowed Paul to showcase a feminist pageant despite what people thought of women's suffrage at the time. The pageant itself was a way to show the historical women figures and their achievements through
Even though there was backlash against the protests, Alice Paul never gave up and continued to hold pickets and parades to voice her thoughts on Women's Suffrage. She was persistent and strategic in her ways of protesting and never stood down when people harassed and disapproved of her actions. Out of the many tactics Paul utilized, there were some unique ways that she made an impact on Women’s Suffrage. On the same day as her very first and largest protest, March 3rd, 1913, she decided to organize a pageant on the stairs of the Treasury Building. The Library of Congress elaborated that after a lot of determination, Alice Paul was able to get the permission of the government to use their steps of the Treasury Building to showcase a feminist pageant. From costumes representing things like Freedom and Justice, there were 100 classically costumed women and children that not only represented ideals but historical figures like Joan of Arc and Elizabeth of England (The Library of Congress, 5). It was incredible that the government allowed Paul to showcase a feminist pageant despite what people thought of women's suffrage at the time. The pageant itself was a way to show the historical women figures and their achievements through