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…The women's suffrage movement began in 1848 when a group of women met in Seneca Falls New York. These women issued what became known as the Declaration of Sentiments and Resolution s, and 11 pt. document outlining the demand for equal rights. Al…

…On July 19, 1848, one of the most important conventions for womens' rights was held in Seneca Falls, New York. This was the first convention of the kind ever held. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony were the main hosts. Their purpose…

…We the People Susan B. Anthony's "Women's Right to Vote" speech in 1873 started a long, drawn out campaign for women's rights. Her speech helped get all women the right to vote, finally, in 1920. But how did her speech do that? What…

…In two centuries where women have very little or no rights at all, Mary Wollstonecraft appeared as a claiming voice of feminism. In these male- dominated societies Wollstonecraft educated women and tried to vindicate their rights through one of the few…

…this right. The 1848 convention had challenged America to social revolution that would touch every aspect of life. Early women's rights leaders believed suffrage to be the most effective means to change an unjust system. Among thousands of women's suffrage…

…On February 15, 1820, Susan Brownwell Anthony was born into a Quaker family in Adams, Massachusetts. Susan B. Anthony, later on in the years to come, became an abolitionist and a women's rights leader. She influenced the reconstruction period…

…and employment triggered demands for federal legislation on behalf of women. Even as new types of contraceptives gave women control over their reproductive functions and greater sexual freedoms, the struggle to secure legal and political rights continued, generating…

…Feminist Movement It was in the mid-1800s when the first signs of the feminist movement came about. In 1861, a man named John Stuart Mill wrote The Subjection of Women, which was said to have spawned the ideology of the Women’s Rights Movement. He…

…. In fact, women had very few rights in society during that time. In keeping with that way of thinking, the men in the story believe the two women cannot be of any help. This is evident when the county attorney asks, "Would the women know a clue if they did…

…rights where women were regarded as the weaker gender. Women then fought for their rights such as the right to vote, hold government positions, as well as obtain employment and education. They pushed for their rights and eventually society saw their views…