Susan Glaspell

Woman suffrage is the right for women to vote, while suffrage was just the right to vote for anyone. The people who fought for woman suffrage, whether they were a man or a woman, were called suffragists. The idea or woman suffrage began in the early 1800’s, when changing social conditions, along with the idea of equality, caused some women to feel like they were being treated unfairly, which caused them to found the woman's suffrage movement. However, the movement did not actually start until…

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to further the progress of one of the great causes in America. Due to the great reformers of our nation like Teddy Roosevelt, the movement of Progressivism has set out to fix several social, ecological and economical issues. While some people may say that donating one's life savings to charity causes is ill advised I admire your decision to do so. Your contributions to these causes will give people, in need of help due to the injustices of our time, hope,…

March is women's history month. Three examples of powerful women are Susan B. Anthony, Rosa Parks, and Malala. Men, their rights, and nothing more; women, their rights, and nothing less. -Susan B. Anthony This quote by Susan B. Anthony is important because Susan B. Anthony was a believer in the importance of equality between men and women. Susan B. Anthony was born on February 15, 1820. She was born in a quaker family. Susan B. Anthony was in the New York State Women's Rights Committee. She…

After years of fighting an aggressive battle for equality, in 1920 the 19th Amendment was passed and women were assured the right to vote. Although women were granted the right to vote, the Lowell Mill women organized themselves and went on strike before they were granted voting rights. I’m sure that the contributions of every woman haven’t been documented in publications, media and textbooks but thankfully many contributions of women can be found in the history books. Women have played key…

Women had started fighting for gender equalities way before the term “feminism” was listed in the Oxford English Dictionary in 1852. They spoke up and proved their abilities to the world by marching and rebelling. The first-wave of feminism started from the 18th century, and it was mainly focused on the voting and property rights for females. The Second-Wave feminism began in the 1960s, and the focus shifted from suffrage to issues such as workplace, reproductive rights, and domestic violence.…

Feminism’s Impact on Today’s Women Before the positive effects of the Feminist movement, which dramatically changed the view society had on women and made a woman able to do actions and tasks that were only done by men and considered to be things that men did. Today, a woman has almost the same chance at being successful as men do, a major change and improvement from the late 1900's. It is important to note that not until the year of 1920, did women have the right to vote, while men, without…

gain rights for women to vote and to be in office. It takes inner strength to help those who cannot help themselves. If not for Susan B. Anthony, Shirley Chisholm, Elizabeth Blackwell, Mother Teresa and Wilma Rudolph where would women understand the gift they have inside them. Leaders create change. If it was not for Susan B. Anthony where would woman’s rights be. Susan B. Anthony was passionate about public issues. In 1851,…

Susan B. Anthony was an extraordinary leader. She was born in February 15, 1820. Her family was Quakers, which began as a new Christian denomination in the mid-1600. The Quakers believed in the equality of man and women and were also against slavery. They were against slavery and took a stand to end slavery. They also believed in the equal rights for men and women. Susan and her family worshiped at the Unitarian Church where her aunt used to preach. This was an unusual practice for that era.…

In 1890, two rival organizations, the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association, merged to form the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA). The NAWSA's movement marginalize many African-American women and through this effort was developed the idea of the "educated suffragist." This was the notion that being educated was an important prerequisite for being allowed the right to vote. Since many African-American women were uneducated, this notion…

The movement continue to spread, major progress really picked up starting in 1869 when Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Caddy Stanton formed The National Women's Suffrage Association, which strive to gain women voting rights via a change to the constitution. Everything was not as based on equality as one might think at the national woman suffrage Association. Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Caddy Stanton while big proponents of women's rights, used racist tactics to gain support…