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Women’s roles in the American household had been the same since the discovery of America to 1848. Women in the simplest of terms were meant to run the household, raise the children, cook, clean, etc. This began changing in 1848 when women wanted to break free from the social norms and develop a social role outside of the household. Women felt that their lives would be completely transformed if they earned the right to vote; once they earned the vote then they would earn equality across the board

first ever Women’s Rights Convention in American History ten days later at the Wesleyan Chapel in Seneca Falls, New York. The convention would last two days, the first day was only open to women, and the second day, both men and women were invited to hear the address of Lucretia Mott, among many other supporters.      On July 14th, 1848, a local semi-weekly journal, The Seneca County Courier printed this announcement five days before the convention stating the following:

Women’s Suffrage as well as focusing on the injustice African Americans faced. In addition to Clarina Irene Howard Nichols, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott would continue to take a more radical stance and hold the first women’s convention in Seneca Falls, New York. These women are predominating figures in the impending movement for women. Women’s Suffrage and Temperance is often a bridge for the women’s movement of the time. In addition to focusing on women’s movements, these women were also

America is a melting pot of people that are defined because of race, gender, and social position. The issue of gender has been a one-sided dispute that has had to overcome many challenges. Women have been seen as the inferior gender and have had to overcome many obstacles that men have put in the way to reach a position of equality. Women in an America can be defined in many ways in different time periods, but what women have shown to be in every period is strong, persistent beings that are just

The beginning of the women 's suffrage movement in United States started in 1848. It gave women the right to vote. This movement when Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton called for a women 's rights convention in Seneca Falls, New York. At the women 's right convention in Seneca Falls, New York women demanded to have the equal right as men (education, property, voting, and etc). On August 18, 1920, after the long 72 year movement for women 's rights 19th amendment was ratified. Originally the

were pioneers in this freedom movement and both supported each other in their fight. 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

The women’s rights movement in the United States in the early –mid 19th century did not fail to accomplish its goals, as slavery was not an issue women wanted to resolve (address?) In the early-mid 19th century, some women began to demand change in American society (as they challenged the traditional roles of women politically, socially, and economically?) -political, social, and economic change {challenged the traditional views of women - pushed the boundaries – public sphere/life of women changed

The Women Suffrage Movement The right to vote, the right to go to college, the right to own property. Some people take it as a right that they had all along. That is far from the truth. Suffragists fought long and hard for many years to gain women suffrage. Before the suffrage movement began, women did not have the right to vote, child custody rights, property rights, and more (Rynder). The American Women Suffrage Movement was going to change that. People known as suffragists spoke up, and joined

in all aspects of life, including education, employment, and government representation. The Birth of the American Women's Rights Movement (1848-1920) An interest even in US history took place in the summer of 1848, in upstate New York. It was the Seneca Falls Convention, the official beginning of the organized women's movement in the United States. At the time, women had few rights. They were usually denied

A 19th-century suffragist, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who was born on November 12, 1815, became involved in the abolitionist movements and many women’s rights movements. She helped organize the world’s first women’s rights convention in 1848 which is one of her major achievements. She also made the National Women’s Loyal League with Susan B. Anthony in 1863, and became Anthony’s close friend. They later established the National Woman Suffrage Association together. With her knowledge and determination