My paper will include Elizabeth Cady Stanton and what made her set out to start the Women 's Rights Movement with her friend Susan B Anthony. Elizabeth became an early leader for the women 's rights movements, writing the “Declaration of Sentiments” as a sign for equal rights for women."In every soul there is bound up some truth and some error, and each gives to the world of thought what no other one possesses."—Cousin.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born on November 12, 1815 in Johnstown New York. She was eight of eleven children, six of her siblings died. Her father was a Federalist attorney. Her father introduced her to law which later on grew into her legal and social activism. “Cady 's father 's profession also led her to embrace the
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She wasn 't allowed to go to college because colleges would let girls in, so instead she studied at Emma Willard 's Troy Female Seminary. Elizabeth would read the law with her father but, she wasn 't allowed to practice because of course she was a women. “She was drawn to the abolitionist, temperance, and women 's rights movements through visits to the home of her cousin”, -Gerrit Smith.
In 1840, Elizabeth went to the World Anti Slavery Convention that was being taken place in London. She attended it with Lucretia Mott, who is a outspoken Quaker abolitionist. Lucretia Mott was “one of the leading voices of the abolitionist and feminist movements of her time”. She was raised in a Quaker household. Elizabeth then made the “Declaration of Rights and Sentiments”, which she modeled after the “Declaration of Independence”.
“The growth for the first Woman’s Rights Convention was put in 1840, when Elizabeth Cady Stanton met Lucretia Mott at the World Anti Slavery Convention in London”, the conference that would not seat Mott and other women delegates because they were of course women. “Stanton felt the task of drawing up the Declaration of Sentiments that would define the meeting, taking the declaration of independence as her guide Stanton then would just go on how all men and women are created equal and then she went on to list eighteen injuries and usurpations on the part of men to women”. The convention took place in five
Women began to fight. Realizing that they deserved to be treated better, they stood up for themselves, demanding more rights. In 1840 The Anti-slavery Convention in London displayed a great example of the inferiority of women. This was one of the many triggers that angered American women. The Women 's Rights Movement document on page 281 says, “...perceptions of women 's “proper place” began to shift, however haltingly.” Seat restrictions at the convention
Emma Hart was born on February 23, 1787 in Berlin, Connecticut. Her father, Samuel Hart recognized Emma’s natural abilities and encouraged her in her studies. Her father included her in conversations about topics that were typically only discussed among men,
In the Declaration of Sentiments, author Elizabeth Cady Stanton expresses her anger of the oppression experienced by women in the United States. After being rejected to attend the World’s Anti-Slavery convention in London, Stanton was frustrated because she was being rejected for being a woman. This motivated Stanton to share her own ideas on advocating women’s rights and changing the way women are treated in society because of the mistreatment done to her, as well as many women across the nation waiting for their voices to be heard. Stanton parallels the Declaration of Sentiments with the Declaration of Independence by using laws that the male population regarded as righteous and including how it had negative effects on over half the American population. This put into question male authority and supremacy, creating a more concrete argument by revealing what men already have under the law, to what women should have. The sophistication of the Declaration of Sentiments to a document that the U.S. government values highly, threatens the values of the U.S. by making women’s rights a more pressing issue. The Declaration of Sentiments targeted the U.S. government and the population by appealing to their own opinions and beliefs in order to recognize that women were being treated like second-class citizens. Although the Declaration of Sentiments never made a significant impact on the
Back in the mid 1800’s the first women’s convention was initiated by Elizabeth Stanton, along with others who founded the Women’s Suffrage Movement. After attending an World Anti-Slavery Society meeting, where the women were required to sit is a separate area away from the men, the women decided that they were little better than slaves and decided to do something about it. (Pearson, 2017)
The women’s rights movement has been influenced by the words and writings of many. Two influential people in the movement include Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Abigail Adams. These women paved the way for equality across the United States of America. Without these women speaking out and advocating in their different ways, equality in the country would be much farther
Elizabeth Stanton delivered one of the most historical speeches in U.S history in 1848. Her speech, “Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions” was a fight for women’s rights. Elizabeth Stanton was a mother, highly accomplished and well educated. She began to relish the fact that women had a lack of advancement opportunities, and were especially constricted compared to men. She gave her speech at the Seneca Falls convention, and caught the attention of many with her compelling speech tactics. Stanton wrote her speech structured after our nations “Declaration of Independence”. She also persuaded others to see the truth behind her arguments by claims of natural rights. Finally Stanton uses a pathos strategy
A two-day period convention led by Elizabeth Stanton and Lucretia Mott. The document that they produced is called the Declaration of Sentiments which was declaring the rights of women modeled on the Declaration of Independence. It listed the grievances that women wanted to address that they didn’t have consent of the governed. They couldn’t earn employment at their own will and couldn’t go to school for higher education. The property they obtained before and during the marriage went to the man. If the man left the woman, they have no rights and divorce at their own wills. They can’t serve on juries. The most controversial issue is that they didn’t have the right to vote. Lucretia Mott was against that as were a lot of women had thought that it was outrageous that women would have the right to vote, there it actually ended up being included. Frederick Douglass, the african-american abolitionist from Rochester New York who ran the North Star, gave a speech at the end of the second day which he eloquently and powerfully argued for women’s right to vote to be included in the
During early abolitionist movements campaigns focused on returning the slaves to Africa. However after failing from lack of venue finances the Second Great Awakening brought forth new ideas. Previously, slaves were considered “property” of their masters and had no say in their work loaded lives. Reform movements looked to provide slaves with basic human rights. Their main argument brought forth the fact that they were humans, just like their white masters, and deserved to be treated as such. This was argued by claiming they were the “brothers and sisters” of the white slave owners. They argued that The Declaration of Independence, a basis of American democracy, says that “All men are created equal,” so they should be treated that way. This also presented itself as a women's rights issue, as female slaves were especially vulnerable to their white masters’ abusive natures (Document C). The Seneca Falls Convention in 1848 officially launched the modern women's rights movement. At this convention women's suffrage advocate Elizabeth Stanton argued over the right to vote. She claimed women deserved a voice in the government because they were taxed and already had to abide by the government (Document I). This movement sought to give equal rights to women, as well as increase the number of voters, which would further expand democratic ideals. Women's rights movements also grew when
Lucy Stone, an abolitionist, is one of the most important workers for women's suffrage and women's rights. When the Bible was quoted to her, defending the positions of men and women, she declared that when she grew up, she'd learn Greek and Hebrew so she could correct the mistranslation that she was sure was behind these verses (Lewis) Doing so she showed
Her father was a lawyer called Daniel Cady and her mother was Margaret Livingston Cady. Her father would much rather have more sons than a daughter. With this, Elizabeth decided to learn more masculine skills in education and in daily life. Even with pressure and restrictions she completed her education and graduated from Troy Female Seminary known as Emma Willard‘s Academy in today’s times. When she went to visit her cousin Gerrit Smith, an abolitionist, in
Over the course of many years, women have struggled to expand their roles and rights in society, hoping to one day achieve complete equality with their male counterparts. Two women, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Judy (Syfers) Brady, both recognized the patriarchal society in which women had to endure. They despised the way it heaped inequality and servitude upon women, and decided to assert their opinion on the issue in order to change the perceptions and imposed limitations on women. In Stanton’s speech, “Declaration of Sentiments”, and in Brady’s article, “I Want a Wife”, both women attempt to convince their audiences that females deserve complete equality with men by stating the submissive situations and obligations women find themselves immersed in. This is done to get their female audiences to reevaluate how they have been treated and give them a second chance at attaining equality. Both women employ various rhetorical techniques in their arguments to strengthen, as well as compel other women to oppose the ‘domesticated’ image of women. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Judy (Syfers) Brady expressed their views in pursuance of forging a path to a revamped lifestyle for women.
Women’s Rights was and still is a major issue throughout the entire world, but more specifically, in the United States of America. Women have been treated unjustly for awhile. From being beaten by their husbands, to not being able to own property if they were married, women have been through it all. Many of these situations started to change because of a group of women that decided to stand up for what they believe in. A few activists that helped improve the rights of women are Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Lucretia Mott.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was an very early leader of the woman's rights movement and helped greatly. Elizabeth wrote the Declaration of Sentiments. Elizabeth did this for female equality. Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born on November 12 in 1815. She was born in Johnstown, New York. Elizabeth Cady Stanton was an abolitionist and also a leading figure in the Women’s Suffrage movement. Elizabeth Cady received the best education that was offered for women at Emma Willard’s Academy. Elizabeth did not have a full college education. Elizabeth fell in love with Henry B. Stanton who was an abolitionist. Elizabeth’s father did not want her to marry Henry,but they did anyway. Elizabeth and Henry attended the World’s Antislavery convention for their
Judge Cady wanted his daughters to marry men that became familiar with the law, but instead she married secretly Henry Stanton a social reformer in 1840; also went into law to get along with his wife’s parents. They had 7 children in total, 2 girls and 5 boys (Salisbury). Shortly, the Stanton’s traveled to London for an Anti-Slavery Convention and talked more about the participation of women which was denied by the council; Henry Stanton made a huge speech to let women contribute in the meeting but he voted not to let women get involved. Elizabeth met Lucretia Mott and promised to “form a society to advocate the rights of woman” (Salisbury). The Stanton’s moved to Massachusetts and there were more social, cultural, political opportunities (Salisbury). Therefore in every aspect she did, Stanton will do it with pride. For example housekeeping, cooking also any other jobs a woman
(Goldfield, 338) Since the cult of domesticity was making women inferior to men, women decided to do as the slaves did and fight for their own freedom. The women’s rights movement began in the mid-1800s. Female and male abolitionist found it necessary that women should be able to have the same rights as men. Just because biologically they are different, it does not mean they do not deserve the same rights. Women were denied the right to vote, property and a right to an education or job. (Goldfield, 338) At first the women’s movement was slow. Many women were afraid to speak out in fear of being shunned by their community. This was a brand new scary task that Women for the first time were going to deal with. A women speaking out against the norms of society was seen as a terrible thing to do. When you have many women speaking out for the same thing a change must be done. When the first national convention for women’s rights was called in Seneca Falls, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott were able to successfully use the Declaration of Independence as a model for their own Declaration of Sentiments. (Goldfield, 339) In their Declaration they branded that “male patriarchy as the source of women’s oppression” (Goldfield, 339) Stanton and Mott called for full women’s rights and to become independent citizens. Although the fight for women’s rights was always an important issue, most abolitionists deemed it less important