Susan Blackmore

the women’s suffrage movement was because women were fighting for the right to vote in elections. In 1890, two national suffrage organizations that were rivals merged together and made the National American Women Suffrage Association (NAWSA), led by Susan B. Anthony. They made many attempts to vote in the early 1870s but were turned away, after being turned away they filed lawsuits in hope the Supreme Court would agree that women had the right to vote, because of the constitution. Once the…

During the Gilded Age , the United States saw the growth of the economy, the development of new technologies and products that would definitely help improve the way of living of the middle class citizens, but in this period of time also came with many downfalls such as the corruption made by ineffective politicians, child labor, low wages for massive amount of working hours, and the poor treatment toward minorities and women. However, it was not until the Progressive Era , when the United States…

small conventions were held such as the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848, where a leading reformer Elizabeth Cady Stanton spoke to an eager crowd of women and men following women 's rights. This movement led to a similar women and friend of Stanton, Susan B. Anthony to travel a’ nd speak as well, most famously her address on women 's Right to vote of 1873 describing her experience and beliefs. Both these women played prominent roles in establishing groups and organizations, which in a way made…

advocating for the abolition of slavery as a member of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society. She argued a conservative approach to civil rights and proposed reforms to property ownership and divorce laws. Two years later, Stone was introduced to Susan Anthony and Elizabeth Stanton establishing a relationship which defined the women 's movement for decades. During that same year, along with Abbey Kelley Foster (1811-1887), and Paulina Wright Davis (1813-1876) she organized the Worcester…

2. Revolution Throughout history, numerous people have started revolutions in many ways by displaying progressive ideas and fighting for the liberal changes in their society. One such example is Olympe de Gouges, who courageously advocated for the rights of women in her writing “The Rights of Woman”. During Gouges’ time, women were living by social standards that made them inferior to men. In hopes of influencing the public with her notions and showing support for the females, Gouges,…

Life comes with many obstacles and challenges. In the 1960s-1980s, during the Feminist Movement, women were fighting for equality, for liberation and for freedoms. Brenda Lager was born and raised in the inner city of Cincinnati in the 1950s. She grew up in a blue collared family and her ancestor descended from indentured servants from Scotland. Brenda Lager had many disadvantages in her life and was restricted in the way she had to live her life. She is a military wife and a mother of two…

“Nobody cares how much you know until they know how much you care” stated Theodore Roosevelt. Ever since ancient times, women suffrage had been a problem. It was not until the nineteenth century when it started to be acknowledged by many. There were many ups and downfalls while trying to change this issue. In the end, it was all worth it because on August 26 of 1920, they finally won their long fought battle. What exactly is women’s suffrage? This is defined as the right for women to vote. This…

Civil right’s movements often cause a variety of strong and influential leaders to come to light. Florence Kelley was a strong and influential leader during the Women’s Civil Rights movement; she spoke at the National American Women’s Suffrage Association in 1905 to persuade in favor of change for the greater and common good. In her speech, Kelley utilizes pathos, anaphora, and connotative diction to convey her claim that the injustices of child labor can be reformed by women attaining political…

different ideas/ideals, arguments for suffrage, leaders, and tactics. The similarties and differences between these two centuries lead to the periods of the suffrage movement. Some of the most important leaders in the 19th century suffrage movement were Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Lucy Stone. In the 20th century suffrage movement, Alice Paul, and Carrie Chapman Catt were the leaders. As for the 19th and 20 century suffrage movement, both Anthony and Paul were focused on…

Influential abolitionist and women’s rights activist, Sojourner Truth, speaks passionately about women’s rights at the Women’s Convention in Akron, Ohio in 1851 in her speech later titled “Ain’t I a Woman?”. She implements anaphora, rhetorical questions, and religious appeals to pathos and logos to argue that not only should women be treated equal to men, but women of color should be treated equal to white women as well. She was driven to give this speech, because at this particular convention,…