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    teach in the mid to late 80’s. What she was recognized for are as follow; journalist civil rights activist, and a woman rights activist, she partnered with Elizabeth Cady Stanton and together they lead the national American women suffrage association to fight for women’s rights. Anthony hope for women to have freedom to own their own property and again to vote. Additionally, that didn’t go as…

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    It “changed the perception of women’s abilities following World War I” . In late September of 1909, the workers at the shirtwaist factories decided to go out on strike for shorter hours and better wages. While striking, the women were met with many obstacles. When management found out about the women’s strike they responded by sending thugs and prostitutes out to attack the strikers, and were assisted by the police…

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    Stanton went on to become a powerful women’s right suffragist who organized the first convention in the United States for women’s rights. Elizabeth died in October 1902, and after her death women finally gained more rights (Sochen). Stanton had hope that one day men would treat women as their equals. Elizabeth shows the characteristic of vision, “the act or power of anticipating that which will or may come to be” (Dictionary.com). She fought for the future of women’s…

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    Fight For Women's Rights

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    The Fight for Women’s Rights in The United States Inspiration for the fight for women’s right sprouted from the fertile soil of the abolition movement. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, both abolitionists, attended the 1840 World Anti-Slavery Convention in London and found that as women they were barred from the convention floor. The two women thought it outrageous and ironic, because as they were fighting for the equality of African Americans it became clear that women also…

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    Pulido Mrs. Youkhana ELA 8 P.1 20 October 2017 Susan B. Anthony the Right to Vote Have you ever wondered why Susan B. Anthony was a historical figure who took a stand to challenge the rules? Susan B. Anthony was a woman who decided to fight for women’s rights. In her generation, Susan was possibly a widely known suffragist. Susan knew it wasn’t going to be easy and had to face the consequences for taking a stand to challenge the rules, but with her courageous heart and determined mind she…

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    quote in the movie Iron Jawed Angels which represents the struggle of the women’s suffrage movement. The battle for suffrage was a difficult and long process, lead by ingenious and very talented women in different ways; handing out pamphlets, public parade, petition to the president, and demonstration to the public. Iron Jawed Angels shows us the core of the women’s suffrage movement.…

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    -There are several social reforms addressed by progressives. List two that you feel resulted in the greatest effects. The most significant movement of the late 19th to 20th century was the progressive movement. Progressives came from literally every walk of life and all political parties. Several distinguished things defined progressivism. Concern over industrial effects and conditions, optimism for human nature, an entitled mindset to intervene in other’s lives, frequent calls to authority…

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    NAACP, presided by Martin Luther King Jr., took on the legal challenge and accomplished the goal of ending segregation on Montgomery’s buses (Crouteau and Hoynes 2015). Rosa Parks not only gave rise to the Civil Rights Movement, but also promoted the Women’s Movement, the farm worker’s revolts, Chicano and Native American pride and activism (Wade-Lewis…

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    providing credibility . They also progress towards the emphasis on the matter of fact nature behind women's suffrage. From the logical fallacies behind men's interpretation of the Constituition to the support of political scholars, both heighten Athony's intention of eliminating punishment given to women who vote. Anthony proceeds with her oration to women and future jurors by vilifying anti-women suffrage activists through repetition. The continual usage of "to them" expands Anthony's…

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    address its conventions special problems of women and African Americans” (105 CASHMAN). Further more; the NLU went on to point out that women were “paid less and treated worse than men. The most significant protective society for women was the Working Women’s Protective Union” (105 CASHMAN). You can that many groups were trying to have their voice heard so that women were to be treated equally as men; this example; also shows that women were generally treated worse than men because of their…

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