Basel Convention

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”(Margaret Mead) There have been many protests, riots, and revolutions all over the world from ancient eras to our modern day. Each one of those has made the world what it is today. One of the most important protests was the feminist movement .Feminism is the advocacy of women 's rights to the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men. The feminist…

In 1848, the first women 's rights convention took place in Seneca Falls, New York. Three hundred women attended the convention to achieve equal rights in society. As an illustration women in the 1840’s couldn’t vote, own property, have custody of their children after a divorce or even share the same religious rights as their male counterparts. Thus, leading to the Seneca Falls Declaration. The Seneca Falls Declaration shared a similar style to the Declaration of Independence except that it…

The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, or ERLC, is the public policy arm of the Southern Baptist Convention. Established in 1993, the ERLC has made its home in Washington, D.C. in a building named after John Leland, a pastor who’s fervor for teaching the gospel and defending religious liberty is what inspires the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission to continue their religious work, while their national headquarters resides in Nashville, Tennessee. The ERLC is an evangelical Protestant…

The Suffrage - Word vs. Violence “I do not wish them [women] to have power over men; but over themselves.” This simple line written by Mary Wollstonecraft in her book A vindication of the rights of Woman (1758) produce a sentiment that many today takes for granted; The right for a woman to have power over herself, to live her own life and to vote. The sadness in this remark is that it would take another 160 years before all women in Britain over the age of 30 with the minimum property…

A fourth progressive that had a lasting impact was Mother Jones. She was born in Ireland and was known for coordinating many strikes and marches, the most well-known being the children’s march, the goal of which was to get child labor laws. During this march, Mother Jones walked with children who were working in the mills from Philadelphia to New York to see President Theodore Roosevelt. The President stays out of town during the march, however, as a result of this march, child labor laws…

Carrie Chapman Catt was an extraordinary woman and activist promoting the rights of women for their political freedoms. Moreover, Catt’s background as a teacher, superintendent of schools, and women’s activist gave credibility to her being a well-educated and refined woman, providing the ethos of her claim. (History.com) For this reason, she was more than capable of advocating for all women of our great country in the fight to allow women the right to a say in their government by giving them the…

The Seneca falls convention opened the eye of many women on how men had all the rights unlike women who had slim to none. Before the Convention, women were denied many opportunities for instance, the right to vote, education, and were basically treated like property. Leading this convention there were five very strong figures who influenced the beginning of a revolution called the Women’s Right Movement. Therefore, the Women’s Convection at Seneca falls was what set the chain of events that led…

“Who opposed Women Suffrage?” “The main burden of their argument as that women suffrage placed an additional and unbearable burden on women, whose place was at the home” (Flexner 288) The irony of this comment was that women during these days had slaves to do all the work for them. Leaving women with nothing much to do, but prepare themselves to look pretty for the men and raise children. Most of the women that were in the organizations were women of wealth and high status, they had all…

Elizabeth Cady Stanton attended a World Anti-Slavery Convention (“Seneca Falls Convention Begins,” n.d.). During the convention, the two women were barred from the convention floor because of their sex. However, the issue did not stop the women from expressing their opinions and exercising their invisible rights. Mott and Stanton later on held a women’s conference in Seneca Falls, New York which is now known as the notorious Seneca Falls Convention.…

the right to vote. Women were not allowed to have property in their name, have a job, or even have right to receive protection from domestic violence. Women were treated as slaves. They had no rights what so ever. I 1848 the first women’s right convention was held in Seneca Falls,…