How Did Women Begin To Be A Problem In The 1600's

First, let’s talk about what caused the women’s rights movement and how it not only paved the way for the abolitionist movement but, how powerful the campaigns were when combined. In the nineteenth century, the women’s main role was to be a house wife. Women were often stuck at home doing chores and taking care of the children. They were not allowed to vote, hold a title in public office, work, own property, or even get an education (Women 's Rights. (n.d.), 2016). The women of the nineteenth century wanted to change those rules so they fought for equality. There were many women who were brave enough to stand up for their rights and publicly speak about their thoughts and civil liberties towards equality between men and women. In

The Women's Rights Movement was a significant crusade for women that began in the late nineteenth century and flourished throughout Europe and the United States for the rest of the twentieth century. Advocates for women's rights initiated this movement as they yearned for equality and equal participation and representation in society. Throughout all of history, the jobs of women ranged from housewives to factory workers, yet oppression by society, particularly men, accompanied them in their everyday lives. Not until the end of the nineteenth century did women begin to voice their frustrations about the inequalities among men and women, and these new proclamations would be the basis for a society with opportunities starting to open for

Over the history of time women were not allowed to have prominent roles and rights in society. Through history and time women have fought for the right to vote, to work for equal pay, the women’s suffrage, gaining property rights, and much more. The first women’s right movement in the United States of America, which started in the 1830s, arose from the campaign too end slavery. Many things such as evangelical Christianity, the abolitionist critique to slavery, and debates about the place of women in the abolitionist movement played valuable roles in the development of the antebellum women’s right movement. These efforts and large steps that women took to destroy and tear down the walls that limited them from having a voice still resonates today.

As ballets were about telling stories or formulating movements, modern dance broke the rules and started to focus more on individual expressions. Loie Fuller (1862 – 1928), Doris Humphrey (1895-1958), and Ruth St. Denis (1877-1968) were pioneering women who took a stand and used their dance performance to speak up for women’s rights. Using dance, they significantly contributed to the Feminist movement in which they embraced self-expression and creativity so that women could be acknowledged in the dance field and in the society as a whole. During the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, they found for women’s rights by “taking dance to a new form, and creating dances to speak directly and intimately to the viewer” (Au 89). Loie Fuller, Doris Humphrey, and Ruth St. Denis demonstrated the transformation of dance with their innovation of costumes and stage lighting, incorporation of foreign cultures into performance, and creation of natural movements and individual expression that rejected the formal structures of ballet to deform a woman’s body, allowing women to be free from stereotype of a traditional woman.

In the mid to late 1700's, the women of the United States of America had practically no rights. When they were married, the men represented the family, and the woman could not do anything without consulting the men. Women were expected to be housewives, to raise their children, and thinking of a job in a factory was a dream that was never thought impossible. But, as years passed, women such as Susan B. Anthony, Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucy Stone, and Elizabeth Blackwell began to question why they were at home all day raising the children, and why they did not have jobs like the men. This happened between the years of 1776 and 1876, when the lives and status of Northern middle-class woman was changed forever. Women began to

The first piece of evidence that shows any sign of women getting their rights is when the Underground Railroad stations ran right along the pathway of the Erie Canal and triggered women forcing themselves into communities and realizing how disrespected they were being treated. However, since women did not have very many right they could not make a difference about it. According to Catherine A. Brekus’ article “Female Preaching in Early Nineteenth- Century America” women began working against the grain and started to rebel against them not being able to do any of the things men can and started with preaching in churches secretly. Eventually, women did not need to keep it a secret because some churches actually began allowing women to preach instead of men. In the article, from the National Park Service, it is stated that along the stations of the Underground Railroad a conference was made to discuss Women’s Rights. During this convention, of sorts, 300 people responded to discuss Women’s Rights. This convention will lead to the Women’s Rights movement after the Civil War, and World War II.

     The Women’s rights reform began in 1840, at a London convention concerning slavery, when two abolitionists were turned away because they were women. From that point on Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton felt that they need to

Women’s rights were first addressed at the Seneca Falls convention of 1848 in which the Declaration of Sentiments formulated. The document laid out various rights, for example: a woman’s voting right. At that time nothing changed for women and the declaration was met with criticism from men. This was the foundation of Women’s Movement, but it proved to be a long road. (Kelly, "Womens Suffrage and the Seneca Falls Convention")

For centuries women were seen as weak and inferior to males.They never received the same respect as men; for many years women had accepted their role in society without any objections. Until, they figured out if they wanted to reform their social and political status they would have to speak up. Their movement started as early as the 1820’s after the “Cult of True Womanhood”, the image that a woman was not a true woman if she was not submissive in her role as a mother or wife, became seen as a main value system in society. Angered by this woman's started the campaign for their rights, like the right to divorce and the right to vote (History). In July of 1848 a number of people met in Seneca Falls, New York for the first women’s rights event (History, Art & Archives). Women’s

(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

Throughout history, women have struggled to show their value juxtaposed to men. Women are often downgraded economically, politically and socially just because they are female’s. The struggle between women in the 1800s is similar to the struggle women have now. Equal rights for women are still being campaigned now as much as it was during the 1800s (Richard Chused). The connotation of feminism has been created to be a negative word .Just like people believe women should be equal to men, many others believe otherwise.

Women first started paying attention to women 's rights in the year of 1920, the fight for women 's suffrage. Million of American women fought to have a vote, a say for themselves. Taking nearly a hundred years for them to have the same civil rights and responsibility as men, they fought in 1942. They

because I am a woman and have never really had the chance to explore this topic and all of the various events that occurred to bring women to where they are today. Both women and men alike should research this topic so they understand the importance of the events that took place for women’s rights. What are women’s rights? Women’s Rights are “legal, political, and social rights for women that are equal to those of men.” (Merriam-Webster) In 1848, the first Women’s Rights convention was held in Seneca Falls, New York. Two days of long debates and discussions took place; finally sixty-eight (68) women and thirty-two (32) men signed the Declaration

Henrik Ibsen playwright supports the awareness of women 's rights by creating female characters that represent the struggle for freedom from their restricted roles. After years of playing the role of a superficial doll, Nora converts into an assertive and determined woman. The true cause of Nora 's transformation starts with a revolution within her. Ibsen dramatizes Nora 's discovery of identity by means of various literary techniques. By the finale of the play, Nora has survived a deconstruction of a false sense of identity, by being a “doll”, and experiences an equally painful emergence of a new being, one barren of the social pressures and expectations that had haunted her for years. Through her myth of transformation, Nora proves to be an ideal tragic hero.

Women’s rights has been a topic of controversy for a long time. In 1791 we begin to see literature as a form of expression against oppression when Marie Gouze, a self educated female in France,is inspired by The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen and writes The Declaration of the Rights of Women.This lays down the forefront for women’s rights and influences people to express themselves in literature and to give females a voice. Charlotte Bronte writes Jane Eyre in 1847 which depicts the life of Jane Eyre who had a rough childhood and is able to get herself a job as a governess which makes herself a self-made women. Jane Eyre furthermore expresses the belief that women can be inspired by literature to make their way up in society. Contrary to popular belief Jean Rhys believes that Jane Eyre is actually detrimental to the advancement of women in the social hierarchy because of the fact that in order for Jane to make her way up, Antoinette, who is Rochester’s first wife is locked away in a attic. The banishing of Antoinette to the attic goes against many ideas that are expressed in the Declaration of the Rights of Women and inspires Rhys writes the book Wide Sargasso Sea which is widely considered a prequel to Jane Eyre. Rhys uses this platform to introduce the reader to background of the character of Antoinette. These documents are examples of women who over time used literature as a platform in response to the oppression and lack of rights they suffered from.