The Declaration of Independence states that “All men are created equal.” However, that statement seemed to only apply to white men. African Americans and women were people too, but they were not treated fairly. The US did not fulfill the ideals of the Declaration of Independence for all people from 1815-1850 due to lack of political and social rights towards African Americans and women. The ideals of the Declaration were not fulfilled because African Americans did not have equal political and social rights. From 1815 to 1850, slavery was gradually being abolished, but many African Americans were still slaves at that time. Henry Highland Garnet, a famous abolitionist, spoke about the condition of slaves in his speech, “Look around you. Notice
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According to The Rights of Women: Laws and Practices, it was “improper for women to speak in public, women were not allowed to own property in any state, it was legal for a man to beat his wife to keep her from being annoying, and women could not vote.” Besides that, “no college in the US accepted women as regular students and women were only paid 30-50% of what men were paid for the same job.” Shown here, women couldn’t have a voice, couldn’t own anything of her own, or could be beat for no reason. The treatment of women was literally of lesser people compared to men. They couldn’t receive the education and pay they deserved and have a right to just because of their gender. In an illustration by James Baillie, it showed the different societal expectations for women and men. Women were shown doing housework and raising their children. There were no illustrations shown of them doing something they were interested such as going out shopping or watching a movie. On the other hand, men were shown smoking cigars and attending fancy parties. At least they had the chance to serve in the army and give justice to their country. Women were just cooped up doing chores and showing children on how to be good people. This document was written by a white male in 1848, which was the start of the women’s rights movement. Even though he was a white male, he also believed women were limited in what they could do. He defined and showed women’s social rights and reflections of marriage, housework, and
According to The Rights of Women: Laws and Practices, it was “improper for women to speak in public, women were not allowed to own property in any state, it was legal for a man to beat his wife to keep her from being annoying, and women could not vote.” Besides that, “no college in the US accepted women as regular students and women were only paid 30-50% of what men were paid for the same job.” Shown here, women couldn’t have a voice, couldn’t own anything of her own, or could be beat for no reason. The treatment of women was literally of lesser people compared to men. They couldn’t receive the education and pay they deserved and have a right to just because of their gender. In an illustration by James Baillie, it showed the different societal expectations for women and men. Women were shown doing housework and raising their children. There were no illustrations shown of them doing something they were interested such as going out shopping or watching a movie. On the other hand, men were shown smoking cigars and attending fancy parties. At least they had the chance to serve in the army and give justice to their country. Women were just cooped up doing chores and showing children on how to be good people. This document was written by a white male in 1848, which was the start of the women’s rights movement. Even though he was a white male, he also believed women were limited in what they could do. He defined and showed women’s social rights and reflections of marriage, housework, and