American suffragists

Susan B. Anthony was born February 15, 1890 in Adams, Massachusetts. Susan died on March 13, 1906 Rochester, New York. Susan was the second out of seven 7 children in her family., Hher parents were Daniel and Lucy Anthony. Anthony lived in a very proactive family they were abolitionist, temperance workers, and she was also a part of fighting for women’s rights. Anthony moved with her family moved to Rochester, NY and who were participating in the anti-slavery movement. The Quakers would meet at…

my desire for an American one. I wanted nothing to do with being Vietnamese or Asian because all that it had brought me was a sense of inferiority and constant bullying. My desire to suppress my Vietnamese identity brings up a point that is brought up by Ms. Mori, the protagonist’s friend with benefits. During one of their conversations, she asks, “So why are we supposed to not forget our culture? Isn’t my culture right here since I was born here?” (73). She is a Japanese American who has…

movements. The Second Great Awakening was led by leaders who encouraged changes in American society through the unity of the American people (Document B). The women’s suffrage movement supported democratic ideals because it was a movement that fought for the equality of women. This movement fought for the right for women to vote. Women were encouraged to fight for their own democratic ideals. Many famous suffragists fought for women rights and equality. Elizabeth Cady Stanton wrote the…

The American Revolution was a radical time in history that was best characterized by the efforts of the zealous patriots of the colonies; this included both men and women. The role of women in society is often neglected in historical accounts, and the Revolutionary War is no exception to this precedent. Women were indeed, directly involved with and impacted by the events leading up to and during the war in the colonies. In regards to the domestic life of women during this critical time, the…

Suffrage Association in 1869. The ways she fought for Women’s Rights were by making petitions that people signed, saying speeches, and creating organizations. Elizabeth Cady Stanton was an abolitionist for the Women’s Rights and led the Women’s Suffragist. She fought for women’s rights to vote, for education, having the right to own property, and more. Stanton also found the National…

when it comes to racism and slavery? During the year of slavery, many African Americans actually did a lot heroically things to get other citizens realize how slavery was horrible for them. African Americans people like Harriet Tubman, Jackie Robinson, and Ida B. Wells did a lot of things to help slaves and to get the citizens to realize how terrible it was for them and other slaves. All three of these African Americans people acts heroically and made history. Even though all three of them have…

Clara Barton was an American nurse suffragist and humanitarian who is best remembered for organizing the American Red Cross. Following the outbreak of the Civil War, she independently organized relief for the wounded often bringing her own supplies to front lines. As the war ended she helped locate thousands of missing soldiers, including identifying the dead at Andersonville prison in Georgia. Clara Barton lobbied for U.S. recognition of the International Committee of the Red Cross and became…

commerce, but the laws were ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. Many parents needed the money children made working in factories, so reform was somewhat difficult. Progressives also worked to improve safety and working conditions for the American people. Labor organizations were formed to combat poor working conditions, child labor, long workdays, and low pay. As time went by, more women became educated. Many people believed that women should not practice professions including medicine…

Despite that the American Civil War officially began April 13, 1861 at Fort Sumter; the Civil war had been in a making for quite some time. Ever since America was barely formed the differences between the people of the North and the South arose, and as time and progression continued so did the tension in between the two. The geography was considerably dissimilar. The North dealt with bays and harbors, frozen winters and warm summers, and rocky and infertile soil. While the South managed with…

BLACK CODES The black codes are laws that were passed by southern states in 1865 and 1866, after the civil war. These particular laws had the intent and the effect of restricting African Americans freedom and of compelling them to work in a labor economy based on low wages or debt. The enforcement and impact of the black codes were restrictive and widespread enraged many in the north, who argued that the codes violated the fundamental principles of free labor ideology. The presidential…