Geneva Conventions

those who opposed the rights of women were more than often violent, and would jail, abuse, and taunt the supporters. By 1848, the fight for women’s rights went national. Abolitionists Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott organized the first convention addressing women’s rights in…

The Progressives and federal government were known for bringing major changes to society during the early 20th century through reforms. Some reforms that brought forth change were the influence of muckrakers, who wrote exposes to help bring change. The Progressives and the federal government were mostly successful when it came to bringing reforms politically, socially, and economically. Politically, the Progressives and the federal government were successful bringing changes through certain…

On September 17, 1787, the U.S. Constitution was signed. The U.S. Constitution didn’t allow women to vote until 1920. One of the things the Constitution did was help the U.S. government set up three branches. Also, two of America’s Founding Fathers were not able to sign the U.S. Constitution. The U.S. Constitution was signed. Until 1920, women did not have the right to vote. Before 1920, when women were not allowed to vote, in Colorado, Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming, women were already to vote.…

Jane Addams, born in Cedarville, Illinois in September of 1860, broke many borders as a woman of her time. She is best known for her efforts in creating peace as well as advocating equality for women. She is represented today and in American history by the many organizations she established: the International League for Peace, Woman’s Peace Party, Juvenile Protective Association, and American Civil Liberties Union. Addams had strong opinions about the idea of peace reaching the farthest corners…

American activists in the movement to abolish slavery, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, called a conference to address women’s rights and issues. This conference was called because Mott was refused consent to speak at the world anti-slavery convention in London despite the fact she was an official delegate. Although women were barely entitled to any rights in the late 1840s and were “inferior” to men, Stanton and Mott could not sit defenselessly, so they decided to take action by…

a time period called the “Reconstructive Era.” This is also where Stanton met her life-long suffragist partner, Susan B. Anthony(LaMance 1). Anthony was inspired to become a suffragist due to the fact that she was denied to speak at a temperance convention simply because she was a woman.She did everything she could to ensure that women would receive their suffrage. One of the acts she is most commonly known for is voting illegally in the election of 1872. This inspired many women to join the…

Dudden, Faye E. Fighting Chance: The Struggle over Women Suffrage and Black Suffrage in Reconstruction America. New York: Oxford University Press, 2014. 1. Thesis: Dudden argues the feminists of the Reconstruction Era saw an opening for women 's suffrage when coming abolition of slavery and black suffrage. Dudden 's book is the tale of black and women suffrage movements finding ways to coexist and ultimately fighting against one and other. 2. Themes: 1. The first theme of the book is…

Women 's right has been a very significant throughout history. Women have earned their right s through the women 's suffrage movement by writing the declaration of sentiments and having a law passed the gave them their right 's to vote, own property and have rights that men have by being able to work were they could. Women have been assigned different roles that they have to commit to were the men basically have all the authority and women have to follow the virtues of The Cult of Domesticity…

in 1848 with the first Women’s Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York (Footnote). After being prohibited to enter a convention in London on world slavery because, they were women. There was a discussion about whether or not female delegates should partake in the convention. After that debate, Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton decided to create their own convention to discuss the rights that women should have. This started because at the convention, the women were segregated from the…

brought about by Elizabeth Cady Stanton A. Summoned the first women’s rights convention at Seneca Falls along with Lucretia Mott 1. Monotonous life as a housewife a. Spent more time with society b. Injustices present at the time were explicated 2. Met with Lucretia Mott a. Both had same views about the injustices found in society b. Planned the women’s rights convention to address those issues 3. Great success with convention resulted in it becoming a regular means of aid to attain goals B.…