Just two years ago, if you had asked me if I was a feminist I would have said no. Back then the idea that women needed to form a movement to be treated equal seemed extreme and label themselves and fight for... What...what are we fighting for? I didn't know.
Now when we talk about women that fought for women rights and formed a movement to be equally treated an influential women name Susan B. Anthony comes to mind; well I can't say the same for everybody. "Anthony born February 5,1820 in Adams ,
Massachusetts developed a sense of justice and moral zeal during her early life"(Susan B Anthony house of museum. com).
Massachusetts developed a sense of justice and moral zeal during her early life"(Susan B Anthony house of museum. com).
A abolitionist , education reformer ,suffragist and a women rights campaigner oh yes she was...Susan became and active temperance. Even though she was not allowed to speak at temperance rallies motivated her to join women rights movement in 1852, which she dedicated her time to women suffrage. Rejections were a lot for Anthony but, she fought. Ignoring abuse and embarrassment Determined Anthony traveled across the nation to vote. 
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Convinced by her temperance that women need to vote if they were to influence by public affairs. Anthony met Elizabeth Stanton one of the leaders of women right movement. Tours, rejections and disputes came along with the fight forming the National Women Suffrage Association (NWSA) which Anthony became a president for in 1892 when Stanton retired.
Stanton and Anthony gradually became two of the most influential women in the women rights movement. "What led them to greater heights is In 1853 Anthony began to campaign for women's property rights in New York state, speaking at meetings, collecting signatures for petitions, and lobbying the state legislature. In 1860, largely as the result of her efforts, the New York State Married Women's Property Bill became law, allowing married women to own property, keep their own wages, and have custody of their children. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton campaigned for more liberal divorce laws in New York" (Susan B Anthony house of museum). Laws became fair for women because of both Stanton and Anthony efforts.
Oh my god, I can never imagine how much suffer age women have take to get the right for voting. Today I can not even imagine how I could walk and protest for such a basic right. Susan Anthony all the women in American owe you a great gratitude. thanks to all the women to protest for the women right to vote.
ReplyDeleteI like the whole set up of this blog. It captured my attention just because it has to do with women and how they fought through this movement.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great topic, as evidenced by the comments you are already receiving on your blog. But I wonder: you have a *lot* of content to continue to cover--and as you state, this isn't "common enough knowledge"--unfortunately! But who are your sources? I see the Susan B Anthony Museum, but is that the source for each paragraph? Remember--academically, name that source in each paragraph where used.
ReplyDeleteFinally--you have some excellent history here, but what changed *for you* in the last two years to make you call yourself a feminist? Welcome to the club!
I actually did a research paper about the sufferage movement in the early 1920's last semester. It was really interesting. There was a movie that we watched about it (I cannot remember the name for the life of me) but it had Hilary Swank in it and it was a true story. You should totally check it out!
ReplyDeleteI thought this was such a great post. Half of the time we really do not know what we are fighting for, but we are fighting every day just to get the same respect as men. It seems as if whatever we do in the world, men will always look down on us.
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