The Fight For Women 's Rights

Over a hundred years ago, one event created chaos among gender roles and here are some of the initial factors of how rights for women started as a predicament which later began to evolve into a much larger problem that involved many people around the nations. Over the course of history, many issues had change the world to what it has become today. Many problems led to social, economic, and other changes. One small event is able to cause more obstacles, which eventually leads to larger complications. Even though society had tried to resolve these issues, they still encountered many hardships that were disruptive to their own perspectives as also for other people within the community. Thus, this was an important issue because it had changed

With the advancement of suffrage to equal pay, over the last century, women’s rights have progressed immensely. Through historic marches and demonstrations across the United States, women protested for their equal place in politics and social progress. Despite the fear-mongering components used in achieving these rights, women’s rights are still thoroughly debated within society today. Over the last century, incredible and unreachable goals have been fulfilled for women, such as the right to vote and a sense of equal state in the “Free World,” and can only improve in the years to come.

“Remember the ladies,” wrote boldly by the soon to be First Lady Abigail Adams to her husband John Adams in March 1776. Abigail Adams’s words were one of the first noted mentions in the United States foreshadowing the beginning of an extensive suppressed battle towards women’s suffrage. The fight for women suffrage was a movement in which women, and some men included, pleaded for equal rights regarding voting and women’s voice within the political realm. Women’s suffrage was not a matter of instant success; it endured a prolonged time to achieve. It was not until August 1920, about 14 decades subsequent after Abigail Adam’s words that the 19th amendment which had provided everyone the right to vote regardless of a person’s “sex”, had passed. Although the 19th amendment nationalized equal voting rights throughout the country in 1920, many states ratified this amendment in even later years. The lengthy period and long complex battles towards victory were the result of many obstacles between suffragists and anti-suffragists; obstacles which hindered the movement’s progress and which are not limited to: traditionally accustomed values, religion, split arguments within the movement, and other national political setbacks. If these setbacks were handled differently in a more urgent manner, women suffrage might have achieved earlier than 1920 or in a shorter amount of a gruesome activism period.

The Women’s Suffrage Movement of the 1920’s worked to grant women the right to vote nationally, thereby allowing women more political equality. Due to many industrial and social changes during the early 19th century, many women were involved in social advocacy efforts, which eventually led them to advocate for their own right to vote and take part in government agencies. Women have been an integral part of society, working to help those in need, which then fueled a desire to advocate for their own social and political equality. While many women worked tirelessly for the vote, many obstacles, factions, and ultimately time would pass in order for women to see the vote on the national level. The 19th Amendment, providing women the right to vote, enable women further their pursuit for full inclusion in the working of American society.

Seneca Falls was the first women’s rights convention in the United States. The convention took place at the Wesleyan Chapel in Seneca Falls, NY, on July 19, 1848 (Seneca Falls Convention Begins). This convention was organized by two abolitionist named Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton with the help of Martha Wright, Mary Ann McClintock, and Jane Hunt. They posted the announcement in the Seneca County Courier on July 14, 1848. The message said “A Convention to discuss the social, civil, and religious conditions and rights of women will be held…” (American Memory). The Seneca Falls community was open to the idea of changing public roles of women in society. So it was no surprise when about 300 people responded to the message in the courier. The convention took place for two days, Wednesday July 19, 1848 and Thursday July 20, 1989. During the two day period the participants listened to multiple speeches, wrote the Declaration of Sentiments, created 11 resolutions that proclaimed equality of all people and declared all laws/customs that subordinated women illegitimate.

Women's fight for rights began in 1848 in Seneca Falls, New York at the first Women's Rights Convention. The Seneca Falls Convention was led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, a mother of four, and Lucrieta Mott, a Quaker abolitionist. About one hundred people were in attendance. Stanton wrote the Declaration of Sentiments, outlining their grievances and setting an agenda for the women's rights

Before the Civil war there were laws that restricted women’s choices.” People in polite society demanded ladies live under the guidance and protection of their fathers ,husbands..women could not vote or sign contracts..husbands to control their wives property, if owned any..controlled their wages, if earned any..avoid heavy labour..” Women had no choice but to go by these rules, and it almost seemed like they were owned by those rules.” Unmarried immigrant women arrived looking for work and a place to live.” Usually immigrants already have trouble getting jobs and looking for a place to live if they are not legal. So imagine living in that time with that also weighing them down. “And south slave women dreamed of the freedom to make their own choices and determine their

Frank, Lisa Tendrich. Women in the American Civil War Vol 1. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, 2008.

As a woman, I am grateful to all the strong female activists that have paved the way that has allowed all United States female citizen’s the rights we have today.

In 1841, Catherine Beecher promoted and idolized the common household woman in her published A Treatise on Domestic Economy. This promoted the ideology for females to be recognized for what they do in the household and in the Domestic realm. The biggest break for women was when two abolitionists Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Stanton organized a movement for “the social, civil, and religious condition and rights of women.” in 1848, they created the Seneca Falls Convention. This convention blow up great support from women all across the country. From this, many other women’s rights activists created conventions as well and had them annually across multiple locations. They created their own version of the Declaration of Independence called The Declaration of Rights and Sentiments. This virtually stated that all women and men are created equal and demanded the same rights and privileges that men

This investigation has enabled me to gain a perception into some of the techniques used by certain historians, as well as to the difficult task that historians encounter when undertaking historical investigations. I feel I have developed the skill of critically and carefully analyzing sources which is essential in the study of history. In order to carry out this investigation, I read books by well-known and praised historians on the subject of women’s rights and analyzed statistical evidence.

Your place is to make the food, clean the house and take care of the children. And of course you’ll have children because that is what I, your husband, want. You must succumb to everything I want simply because I bring home all of the bacon. If you have a problem with that, then I guess you shouldn’t have been born a woman. But since you were in fact born a woman, shut up and go make me a sandwich. For many years, this was the role of women. Then, in 1848, the Women’s Rights Movement began and allowed for women to change that role to something of more importance. However, I believe that the change from that movement only piled on more things for women to be responsible for instead of giving us the same rights as men. I am hoping to show how women are still oppressed today and how culture has affected how women are viewed.

One of the most notable of breakthroughs in the women’s rights movement was the addition of the 19th amendment to the U.S Constitution on August 18th, 1920. Influence from strong women such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Susan B. Anthony, were just a few of the courageous women that helped make progress in our country. Although this was a big accomplishment in the world when a superpower country made such an important change, but these ideas of women’s rights were nothing short of new.

U.S. Department of the Interior, n.d. Web. 27 Mar. 2017.) argues "Educational opportunities improved slowly as secondary schools, then colleges, were established for women. With the advent of coeducational schools, policies still limited women's admissions, financial assistance, course or program choices, and participation in activities". After the Women's Rights Movement did men start to realize how important and intelligent women were so they open up schools for both men and women. Women weren't allowed to do the things men did especially voting. Only men were allowed to vote and become the president. Women had to fight for every right that they wanted because men believed women shouldn't have rights. For the longest time women went along with it, always listening and doing what men told them to do. Soon started to realize that they should be seen as equals to men so they started fighting for what they believed in.

In today’s society, many U.S. citizens take their rights for granted. I believe that the reason the women in this story and their fight for women’s suffrage are not well known have to do with people taking this rights for granted. I also believe that it is because of the limited about of time social studies is taught in schools. Unlike Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, women today were born with their rights and did not have to go through what Stanton and Anthony had to. In results, many take the rights they were born with for granted. Some women do not even register to vote, which is a slap in the face to Stanton and Anthony. In addition to taking rights for granted, the amount of time spent on teaching social studies is very limited