Susan Glaspell

Who is Hetty Goldman? Why is she so important? Hetty Goldman was an american archaeologist who was one of the first woman to undertake excavations in Greece and the Middle East. The reason she is so important is because of her contributions to the archaeological field as well as how she opening up the field of archaeology for woman . She “ was born December 19, 1881, in New York City”(“Hetty Goldman:Life”). Her mother and father were Sarah Adler Goldman and Julius goldman. Mrs. Goldman was the…

Today, we take women's suffrage for granted, but back in the 1800's and 1900's it was a big deal. People like Susan B. Anthony, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton fought their whole lives for the vote, but they never lived to see it happen. The two made petitions and stood up for what they believed in, and now women today can thank them for helping them get the right to vote. The fight for women's suffrage began in the early decades before the Civil War. Women were outraged over the fact that men…

For decades women struggled for the rights to vote along with travel what seemed to be an almost impossible journey to full and equal civil rights as American citizens. Women like Marie Jenney Howe helped pave the way for women to have a chance at achieving that goal. Howe was a member of the newly formed National Women’s Suffrage Association. She was also known for her monolog parody on the Opposition to Women’s Suffrage, created in 1913. Howe wrote and performed this parody because of the…

Terry Luteri History George Kepple March 2017 WCTU The WCTU,(the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union) was the first large scale movement by women, according to their web site. Yes, they are still around and active. They were “organized by women who were concerned about the destructive power of alcohol and the problems it was causing their families and society.” They were founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in November, 1874. It came out of a Woman’s Crusade in the winter of 1873-1874, in Freedom, New…

many Christian women joined the women right movement. Lucretia, Mott Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton were the three main women that started the Women Suffrage in America. The Seneca Falls Convention was the first convention that illustrated the women’s rights. The main intention of the convention was to have a guaranteed amendment that allowed women to vote. Women wanted the right to vote to feel part of the nation. Susan B. Anthony declared the “Declaration of Rights for Women at…

The Progressive Era was a time in United States history when big changes were beginning to occur all over. Major campaigns began that focused on reforms such as temperance, abolition, women 's rights, and asylum and prison reformation. Because of great pioneers that took the time to make a difference, our country is so much better and stronger. What is reform? Reform is to make changes in something in order to improve it. Every individual that was involved in the reformation era had one thing in…

The legacy of Susan B. Anthony lies as the feminist icon,that made an impact in our daily lives. In a time of where male dominance took place the main concentration on women suffrage to the discrimination of women, Susan B. Anthony’s feminist movement opened up equal opportunities. She contributed to the society as the founder of National Woman Suffrage Association, co-established the women’s right journal: The Revolution, organized the Women’s Loyal National League, was the president of the…

“Men, their rights, and nothing more; Women, their rights and nothing less”-Susan B. Anthony. Susan B. Anthony was a very influential woman in history. She made a huge difference on women equality. She believed that women deserved every right that was given to male citizens, including the right to an education. She also believed that women should not get paid any less than men. Susan B. Anthony was all for women and their rights. She risked so many things in her life to make sure her goal was…

Susan B. Anthony was an avid fighter for the rights of women during a time period where she could have been ridiculed for this. During Miss Anthony 's speech “The Power of the Ballot” she said, “I declare to you that woman must not depend upon the protection of man, but must be taught to protect herself, and there I take my stand.” To end her speech, Susan used that quote to challenge the social ideas of the audience that women are people. This was not the only speech in which she challenged…

Susan B. Anthony’s quote referencing “men, their rights, and nothing more; women their rights, and nothing less.” means that women and men should be treated equally. “Modeled after the Declaration of Independence and written primarily by Stanton, the declaration demanded that women be awarded the same rights that were guaranteed to men under the U.S. Constitution.” which should have been already been granted. “ the declaration argued that women should be granted equally with men in all areas…