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Susan B Anthony Women's Rights Movement

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In a time where women were thought of to be controlled by men, it was very hard for

women to find ways to become a part of our nation and for them to have the

right to vote. Women's suffrage was a major problem in the United States. “Women were denied voting rights throughout most of history. The struggle for women's suffrage began in the 19th century” (Adams). The right to vote is called suffrage those who had the power, controlled the vote.

Considering women were being treated wrong, they decided to start a movement, “Progress toward universal suffrage in the United States moved in several steps. During the decades after the ratification of the Constitution, white male citizens were given the vote in state after state. Before the Civil War blacks were allowed to vote in only four states. During the post–Civil War years a number of states passed female suffrage acts.” (Adams). In 1848 the Declaration of Sentiments was presented on behalf of women's rights it was for equal rights for men and women. One woman would change how they were treated.

Susan B. Anthony's family was a large influence in her life. She was born into a Quaker family and her religion and family life helped played a crucial role in …show more content…

She would become a teacher at a boarding school and later a headmistress at an academy. Her higher education is what made her a good fit for a leader of the women's rights movement. Back during Susan’s time, women were only used for two things; having the children, and making sure that the house was nice and clean. Without her contributions to women’s rights, women and girls might still be treated as they were in the early 1800’s. In 1863, Anthony and Stanton wrote the “Appeal to the Women of the Republic” which was just the beginning of the women’s rights

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