Women's Rights Dbq

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In the 21st century (and in America), everybody is equal. Of course there are issues but, everyone has the the same rights no matter the race, ethnicity, gender or sexual preferences. Back in the day, this was not the case. Everyone was treated differently and most people were treated wrongly. Very little people besides rich white males had good, civilized rights. In the 1800’s lots of people from other countries started coming to America due to job opportunities and resources. There were lots of pull factors. Most of these people came from Europe. These immigrants were not treated very well along with women and many others. From 1815 to 1850 women and immigrants had no rights. The United States did not fulfill the ideals of the declarations of Independence for all people by 1850 because women and immigrants did not have equal political or economic rights. …show more content…
The document Seneca Falls Convention is about a meeting to promote women’s rights. This document is pro women’s rights because they claim women should be treated equally because right now they are being treated unfairly. In the document it states “He has withheld from her rights which are given to the most stupid and low men-both natives and foreigners.” In another document ( Sojourner Truth ) is about a former enslaved person who escaped to freedom. This document is against slavery and towards women’s rights. The evidence that can be used to support my subclaim is that she thinks women should be able to obtain rights. The evidence to support that is “These women together ought to be able to turn it back, and get it right side up

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