The start of the women's rights movement began on July 13, 1848 when Elizabeth Caddy Stanton invited four of her friends over for afternoon tea. During their conversation, the topic turn towards the situation of women in the United States. As they spoke about the limitations placed on women under
America's new democracy, they decided that something must be done. Over the two following days after their meeting, they planned the first women's rights convention which took place in Seneca Falls, New .
YorkDuring the preparation for this event, Elizabeth Caddy Stanton wrote the Declaration of Sentiments using the framework of the declaration of independence. This outlined the areas of life where women were treated unjustly such as …show more content…
The movement continue to spread, major progress really picked up starting in 1869 when Susan B.
Anthony and Elizabeth Caddy Stanton formed The National Women's Suffrage Association, which strive to gain women voting rights via a change to the constitution. Everything was not as based on equality as one might think at the national woman suffrage Association. Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth
Caddy Stanton while big proponents of women's rights, used racist tactics to gain support for the women's rights movement from men by claiming that allowing white women to vote would be able to vote out and oppose voting rights for African-American citizens later in the time. However Lucy Stone and Henry
Blackwell ,who were married, formed the American women's association which seeked to gain voting rights via individual states constitution. They supported both women's voting rights and voting rights for
African-Americans. Progress continue to move quickly as one month later the territory of Wyoming became the first to pass a women's suffrage law. Things continue to progress until 1891,when …show more content…
A final push for women's voting rights began in 1913 when Alice Paul and Lucy Burns formed the National
Women's Party which work towards the passage of the federal amendment to give women the right to vote. One of their tactics to gain women's rights was picketing the
White House. Due to this both Alice and Lucy were jailed and sent to Occiquan workhouse. While at the workhouse they orchestrated hunger strikes to demonstrate their commitment to women's rights. Directly after her release, Lucy Burns was almost immediately rearrested just her continual picketing and protest.
After her third arrest in 1917, she was given maximum sentence and once again a prisoner at the workhouse. This arrest led to the "The Night of Terror" in which 33 protesters were brutally beaten and some killed. After such horrible treatment of the protesters with no intervening from the government, things are not looking good for those fighting for women rights. When suddenly in late 1917 an announcement was made that the house will decide on January 10, 1918 Sadly, with just 11
America's new democracy, they decided that something must be done. Over the two following days after their meeting, they planned the first women's rights convention which took place in Seneca Falls, New .
YorkDuring the preparation for this event, Elizabeth Caddy Stanton wrote the Declaration of Sentiments using the framework of the declaration of independence. This outlined the areas of life where women were treated unjustly such as …show more content…
The movement continue to spread, major progress really picked up starting in 1869 when Susan B.
Anthony and Elizabeth Caddy Stanton formed The National Women's Suffrage Association, which strive to gain women voting rights via a change to the constitution. Everything was not as based on equality as one might think at the national woman suffrage Association. Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth
Caddy Stanton while big proponents of women's rights, used racist tactics to gain support for the women's rights movement from men by claiming that allowing white women to vote would be able to vote out and oppose voting rights for African-American citizens later in the time. However Lucy Stone and Henry
Blackwell ,who were married, formed the American women's association which seeked to gain voting rights via individual states constitution. They supported both women's voting rights and voting rights for
African-Americans. Progress continue to move quickly as one month later the territory of Wyoming became the first to pass a women's suffrage law. Things continue to progress until 1891,when …show more content…
A final push for women's voting rights began in 1913 when Alice Paul and Lucy Burns formed the National
Women's Party which work towards the passage of the federal amendment to give women the right to vote. One of their tactics to gain women's rights was picketing the
White House. Due to this both Alice and Lucy were jailed and sent to Occiquan workhouse. While at the workhouse they orchestrated hunger strikes to demonstrate their commitment to women's rights. Directly after her release, Lucy Burns was almost immediately rearrested just her continual picketing and protest.
After her third arrest in 1917, she was given maximum sentence and once again a prisoner at the workhouse. This arrest led to the "The Night of Terror" in which 33 protesters were brutally beaten and some killed. After such horrible treatment of the protesters with no intervening from the government, things are not looking good for those fighting for women rights. When suddenly in late 1917 an announcement was made that the house will decide on January 10, 1918 Sadly, with just 11