They were not allowed to be lawyers or doctors, and they weren’t accepted into universities. They had no property rights and couldn’t vote. Once a woman gets married she loses her individual identity, and from that day forward she would be all around dependant of her husband. A woman could not sign a legally binding contract, bring suit in court, acquire property or income in her own name, or vote. Woman had no protection when their husbands were irresponsible. Although, if her husband failed to provide for her, she could take him to court and win support. A man could not sell land a woman brought to the marriage without her consent. Many great women like Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony were Woman’s Rights reformers who formed the National Woman Suffrage Association in 1869. On July 4th 1876, Susan B. Anthony presented a document entitled “Declaration of Rights of the Women of the United States” to the senator, Thomas Ferry at the 4th of July celebration in Philadelphia. These woman’s intention was to maintain equality and eventually there were two woman’s rights movements after the Civil
They were not allowed to be lawyers or doctors, and they weren’t accepted into universities. They had no property rights and couldn’t vote. Once a woman gets married she loses her individual identity, and from that day forward she would be all around dependant of her husband. A woman could not sign a legally binding contract, bring suit in court, acquire property or income in her own name, or vote. Woman had no protection when their husbands were irresponsible. Although, if her husband failed to provide for her, she could take him to court and win support. A man could not sell land a woman brought to the marriage without her consent. Many great women like Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony were Woman’s Rights reformers who formed the National Woman Suffrage Association in 1869. On July 4th 1876, Susan B. Anthony presented a document entitled “Declaration of Rights of the Women of the United States” to the senator, Thomas Ferry at the 4th of July celebration in Philadelphia. These woman’s intention was to maintain equality and eventually there were two woman’s rights movements after the Civil