Seneca the Younger

Introduction Margaret Thatcher known as Iron lady was UK’s very first female Prime Minister for three consecutive terms,1979-1990. Her policies on weather and economics became a complete political philosophy called Thatcherism. It also became a part of a worldwide neoliberal movement in the 80's. She was given the title of Iron Lady by a Soviet newspaper following a speech she gave in 1976, which is proudly claimed and owned for the rest of her life Campbell, J. (2003). 1. Discuss the unique…

was the difference in tactics when it came to the older and younger generations of suffragists. As the film describes, NAWSA was generally made up of older women, possibly elite, and more seasoned in the art of political game play. Their…

It was not until 1916 that women had the right to vote in certain provinces and a couple of years later in 1929 when they were considered “persons” in Canada. Women around the world have been fighting for equality for years. One of the leaders in that fight during the 18th century was Mary Wollstonecraft. Wollstonecraft, an English writer, was well known for being one of the biggest advocates for women’s rights. Her novel titled Vindication of the rights of woman illustrates her ideas that…

My story was Betty’s Bright Idea. The author of this story was Harriet Beecher Stowe. Stowe was born on June 14, 1811 as the daughter of a Congregationalist Minister, which influenced her religious views. Stowe also had seven brothers, and four sisters. One of her sisters, Catharine Beecher, was an author and school teacher. Another sister, Isabella, was a leader in the cause of women's rights. These two women helped shaped Stowe into what she would soon become. At age 21, Stowe moved to…

Identity Through A Name In Seneca Falls, NY the first meeting of the Women's Rights Movement took place on July 19-20, 1848. This was just the beginning of women's equality. Women started to wear pants in the 1920’s instead of a dress or skirt. They applied for jobs others thought were not appropriate for women. They also started peaceful protest in the streets demanding a right to vote. Women got creative when fighting for the rights that all humans deserve through their actions, music, and…

Lucretia Mott started to fight for for equal right for women because when she attended the Anti-Slavery Convention in London, women were not allowed to participate fully. This led Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott to create the Seneca Fall Convention. Mott published her speech, Discourse on Women, about restriction on women. She wrote the Discourse on Women about how women should have equal right as men. “ I have long wished to see woman occupying a more elevated position than…

“A Female Raid” was a newspaper article wrote by J.J. Bruner who was the writer and editor of the Carolina Watchman printed on March 23, 1863. A weekly newspaper in Salisbury, North Carolina in Rowan County published from July 28, 1832 until December 30, 1867. It was for all citizens of Rowan County. It reported everyday news but also used its pages to promote social and political change. It is unclear if the opinions where of the writer, the publisher or both. This article was to show how a…

to the start of the powerful feminist movement that changed the way women confronted social standards. Warrren K. Leffler points out, the beginning of women’s suffrage began in 1848 when Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott issued a meeting in Seneca Falls Convention in London to talk about “Social, civil, and religious rights of women” as well as to ratify the…

I chose to look at the document from the Seneca Falls Convention which included The Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions. This document details the time leading up to and the outcome of the Seneca Falls Convention. Part of this document was detailing how the Convention came to be, by whom, and how it went. The main points of the Convention and the Declaration was to demand rights for women, particularly rights to be seen equal, as God intended, the right to vote, and the right in religious…

Nicole Moorefield Macpherson AP English III September 5, 2017 Women’s Rights Convention in Seneca Falls On July 19, 1848, in Seneca Falls, New York, Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton changed the course of American history forever. Standing before a crowd of almost two hundred women, Stanton read aloud the document she had prepared. The “Declaration of Sentiments and Grievances” or the “Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions” was structurally based on the Declaration of Independence,…