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    For The Nineteenth Amendment The Nineteenth Amendment states that male or female should be able to vote in the United States. This amendment was passed on June 4th 1919. The right that lets women vote, the 19th amendment, is also known as woman suffrage. All of the talk about women’s rights started in 1848 at the first movement in Seneca Falls, New York. It 72 years of fighting for the women to finally get want they wanted…. Equality. The reason why I am for this amendment is because I…

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    C2/B2 There are many values and principles that underpin the chosen theme of play, for example, it is very important that play is based on the child’s personal interests, this will keep them engaged for a longer period of time, they will be more motivated to stay on task, this means that learning through play will become more effective for the child. The Reggio Emilia approach relates to this as ‘The Reggio Emilia Approach is an innovative and inspiring approach to early childhood education…

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    Women in Politics gives a snapshot of the strides women have made in the political sphere. When the Constitution was written, women were not denied the right to vote, but we weren't necessarily allowed to either. Women have been fighting since democracy's birth for adequate representation and a voice in American politics, up until – and after – the latest presidential election cycle. Women were not even able to vote nationally until 1920, 70 or so years after they started fighting for it.…

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    People ask all the time Why am I here in this world? What do I have to accomplish? What’s the meaning of it? Today for my Synthesis essay, I will be using text from the Declaration of Independence, Mitch Albom Tuesdays with Morrie, and Frederick Douglas. By analyzing these works we will have a better understanding on how we should live our lives. These works will bring out examples of how a meaningful life looks like, an example of somebody who portrayed these values and then we will see how…

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    I personally did a great deal of gatherings of likeminded individuals, such as with the first women’s rights convention in Seneca Falls. We would later have another convention in Rochester, New York a few weeks later. I also wrote, and that was how most people knew me. Not only did I take part in the writing of the Declaration of Sentiments at Seneca Falls, but I also wrote a variety of pieces…

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    The women began a reform movement before the outbreak of the Civil War to abolish slavery, specifically in the meeting Seneca Falls, New York in 1848 by Elizabeth Cady Stanton. The first state to grant women the right to vote Wyoming In 1869. Leaders in the western states and territories argued that granting female suffrage would pull new residents to the West. There was a split in the women's rights until the founding of the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) in 1890. It…

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    Declaration Of Sentiments

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    America, the Declaration of sentiments was made famous and quiet convincing at the first Woman's Rights Convention, held in Seneca Falls, New York, on 19 and 20 July 1848. The Declaration of Sentiments, document drafting and design the rights that American women should be permit to as citizens, that arosed from the Seneca Falls Convention in New York in July 1848. “Three days before the convention, feminists Lucretia Mott, Martha C. Wright, Elizabeth…

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    Revolution: 1756-1763: The Seven Years’ War 1764: Sugar Act 1765: Stamp Act & Quartering Act 1767: Townshend Act 1773: Tea Act & Boston Tea Party 1774: Continental Congress 1776: Declaration of Independence 1783: Treaty of Paris 1787: Constitutional Convention French Revolution: 1774-1793: Reign of King Louis XVI 1789: National Assembly 1789-1791: National Assembly reconfigured French society 1792: War against Austria & Prussia 1793-1794: Revolutionary Chaos 1795-1799: Directory 1799: End of…

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    As we read the book, Sisters In Spirit, we truly did learn how these women sparked the revolutionary idea of early feminists. The author Sally demonstrates how these women, at a time when European American women, were able to display so few rights. Together, these women truly were sisters in spirit as they paved the way for not only our generation but for the future. This created a stance on a handful of things such as a woman’s political power, the power they have on their bodies, their…

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    Shakespeare Women

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    the first to gain rights to the elective franchise. 300 years past Shakespeare’s time, women were finally granted the right to vote; therefore, women living in the same era as Shakespeare would not have had a niche in politics. At the Seneca Falls Convention in New York in July 1848, Elizabeth Cady Stanton delivered “The Declaration of Sentiments,” in which she stated about men, “He has never permitted her to exercise…

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