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    to hold position which she can only accompany around household chores, the care of her children, and be detached from societal issues. According to Elizabeth Cady Stanton, an advocate for the suffrage of women’s rights, she states in The Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions of Seneca Falls, that,

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    “Woman will always be dependent until she holds a purse of her own.” This a quote by the well renowned Elizabeth Cady Stanton. In this research you will learn about her childhood, education and the Declaration of Sentiments and much more about the women’s rights movement. In my research you will learn how impactful Elizabeth Cady Stanton was in history. On November 12, 1815 a woman suffragist, writer and the leader of the woman’s right movement was born her name was Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Elizabeth

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    In the past, the majority did not support the gender equality due to the beliefs that women are supposed to be submissive. For instance, nowadays wherever you go you will find the aspect of discrimination but it is at a minimal level, whether about paying tax, marriage decisions, military workers, white collar jobs, politics, household chores and also other leadership mantles. In around 100 years ago, it was an even higher proportion of the population's count: women. In the 19th century and into

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    Frederick Douglass was one of the many who attended the Seneca Falls Convention to show his support, and also signed the Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions, showing that his fight for freedom was just as important as Stanton’s fight for women’s rights. For the Seneca Falls Convention, Cady Stanton drafted a Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions modeled after the U.S. Declaration of Independence, in which she declared, “…that all men and women are created equal” (Stanton 172). She and many

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    subjection of women has decreased within the past two centuries, due to their natural rights being acknowledged. Over the years, people have protested the treatment of women through literature. “Girl,” “Married Life,” “Punishment,” and "The Declaration of Sentiments" shares the theme of women’s oppression. Despite having the same themes, the authors use distinct social context and develop their arguments differently. Jamaica Kincaid, author of “Girl,” displays the unfair treatment of young women in

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    to this day. From the Declaration of Sentiments in 1848 to the Women’s March on Washington in January, the women’s movement towards rights, equality and freedom have stood as great acts in history and continues to create a positive impact in our society. Women have always been opposed to the laws of injustice throughout most of US history and one of the first examples of this took place in 1848 at Seneca Falls, New York where the signing of the Declaration of Sentiments

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    teach more of our war history little do you hear a teacher tell her second grade students that there was a point in time that if you got married to a man you would become civilly dead in the eyes of the law. In elizabeth cady stanton's “from declaration of sentiments of the seneca falls woman's rights convention” talks about the 1800s into the early 1900s on the topic of women's rights. This similar topic comes up in the text from Mark Twain “The Lowest Animal” how not only to women but disrespecting

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    Jimmy castro Unit: The Historical Process This Unit Activity will help you meet these educational goals: Inquiry Skills—You will apply disciplinary concepts and tools; analyze societal issues, trends, and events; develop credible explanations of historical events and developments based on reasoned interpretation of evidence; gather, evaluate, and use evidence; and communicate your conclusions. 21st Century Skills—You will employ online tools for research and analysis, use critical-thinking and problem-solving

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    What is to think like a political scientist? As far as my previous understanding of political science before taking this course was the basic understanding of how, why, where and when politicians started and who forms the politics. Boy, was I wrong? As a matter of fact, after taking this course I have a better of understanding of what the term of thinking like a political scientist. Let’s look into the term. First political scientist study politics in many forms such as addressing the matters of

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    were upset and resentful of the British tyranny. In order to make the separation between the two groups official, Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. Two hundred years later, women were facing the same injustice, only it was from men; and to protest against the unfair treatment, Elizabeth Cady Stanton wrote the Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions. Both parties of oppression fought against the same outcome, unjust treatment, yet, each fought against different causes and in

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