Susan Blackmore

The film, Suffragette looks at the struggles the women who fought for the right to vote went through. The film takes place in London 1912, prior to women having the right to vote. As a result, women's rights were not valued as much. Caffi states that "Every social institution should have as its sole reason for being that of assuring the happiness of the man conscious of his own individuality" (Caffi 1970). A man's happiness, needs, and desires at this time were much more valuable than a woman's.…

Freedom of thought hasn't always been accessible for women. In the 19th century women were belittled and restricted from expressing their thoughts and feelings. And when a woman did express any form of emotion other than obedience, she was labeled as insane. Ernest Hemingway gave a reporter a perfect response of sexism over a friend's breakup, ¨But why couldn’t he have told her to go to hell? Because she was sick. It’s being sick makes them act so bloody awful usually and it’s because they’re…

The first event of women fighting for their rights occurred July 19th, 1848 in Seneca Falls, New York and was led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton ("The Women 's Rights Movement 1848-1920"). Stanton had no clue what she would start. On August 26th, 1920, the 19th amendment was passed and women had their right to vote. However, it took not only many years to be passed, but many riots, speech, and letters that were directed to the congress. One of the main speeches that played a key role in creating the…

The Battle Hymn of the Republic is a song made by Julia Ward Howe by using the song “John Brown’s Body.” However Julia was also an advocate to abolitionism for women’s rights and their suffrage. The song was made for a patriotic American Civil War. Mostly none of the people’s songs written for the American Civil War were as strongly identified as her song. This song is still sung in churches and other schools because around for so long. Mrs.Howe got inspiration from the song that it led her…

For as long as we can remember, women have always been degraded. We can date back all the way to the earliest civilizations, such as the Spartans and Athens and see documented proof that women had practically no rights. Throughout history it was always kept like this, that is until women took a stand and started to fight for their suffrage. Through the Antebellum period and the Second Industrial Revolution there were many advocates for women’s rights, until the United States finally passed the…

Coretta Scott King is mostly known through out people’s minds as Martin Luther King’s wife. She was seen marching alongside Martin during his fights for equality, and knew that he was very much in love with her. However, she also was a very determined Civil Rights leader by her own right. It was her who continue the Civil Rights Movement after her husband’s assassination, and her who continued to fight for her own causes. These causes included equality for all, regardless of race, gender, or…

Marquette Jones Susan B. Anthony Trial Paper In November of 1872 Susan B. Anthony was arrested on account of illegal voting. At this point in time women were not allowed to vote, and Anthony found this to be injustice. She argued that the Fourteenth Amendment gave citizens more privileges which women should be entitled to. She worked hard to fight for what she believed in, and had also written many letters prior to her court date. Susan Brownell Anthony was born February 15, 1820 in Adams,…

With the civil war approaching, various group sought to perfect and reform society, each with different goals and backgrounds. By creating this reform, groups hoped to expand their liberty and freedoms they enjoyed in this time period. Through this goal of cleansing, certain groups; such as, the women’s movement and the abolitionist’s movement, built each other up in order to benefit them both. The women’s movement and the abolitionist’s movement were intertwined in the way that many woman…

The film “Iron Jawed Angels” portrays the events that took place between 1912 and 1913 back when women still didn’t have the right to vote. The movie setting starts off in Philadelphia, where the two young activists Alice Paul and Lucy Burns have a meeting with the two main leaders of NAWSA (National American Women Suffrage Association), Carrie Chapman and Anna Howard. The young suffragists urge the women of NAWSA to try and work on passing a constitutional amendment for women to have the right…

The involvement of women’s group in Progressive-era reform movements. The Women of Progressive took charge and develop different reforms. However, voting was at the top to reform. The organizations knew that this was a situation that the federal government could assist women to get things reformed. The Progressive group was the cause of the women's suffrage. The National American Women Suffrage Association (N.A.W.S.A) traveled from state to state. The Association tried to get laws passed so…