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... , ‘Equality of Rights’” Elizabeth Cady Stanton, 1848 Seneca Falls Convention. ... org 12-7-03) Many people think that the Women’s Rights Movement began in the 1960’s, but contrary to popular belief, Feminism- activity in behalf of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes is as old as the United States of America itself. Liberation, the Equal Rights Amendment and equal rights were all cries made out by women in the 19th century and even before then. (Equal Rights Amendment by Sharon Whitney Franklin Watts publishing Co. ... He even went as far as to think her request a joke stating that “We shouldn’t repeal our masculine systems because they are more in theory” (Equal Rights Amendment by Sharon Whitney Franklin Watts publishing Co. ... These were not movements toward gaining the same rights and freedoms that men have, but more of desire of Independence.
What most believe the birth date of the Women’s rights Movement to be is the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848. ... Anthony were pioneer theoreticians who led the made the movement real. These three women made the Declaration of Sentiments which was based on the Declaration of Independence but included women and showed what rights they were deprived of. Some of the key points of the Declaration of Sentiments were that married women had no legal or property rights, women had no vote, no voice in which laws were made, women had to pay taxes and were not represented, most occupations were closed to women especially medical and law professions, were denied education, could not participate in church affairs, and were robbed self confidence and self respect and made dependent on men. ... org 12/7/03) Many people were shocked at the idea that these rights be allowed to women, it seemed inconceivable. ... The Opposition to women’s rights was very cruel and set personal attacks to those who were leading it. ... Chafe, Oxford University Press, 1977) Susan’s response to that remark was to print her own newspaper, The Revolution, which was based on the idea that the way the republic really worked was based on men, their rights and nothing more, women, their rights and nothing less. ... This outraged women and lead to the founding of the American Equal Rights Association which advocated national women’s suffrage. This was a joining of those fighting for women’s rights and the end to slavery. ... It seemed as though all of the nation was focused on the Civil war and liberating the black that the women’s rights were not a priority at all. ... After all this protesting, Supreme Court refused to extend the14th amendment to protect women’s rights, which denied voting rights to women in 1875. ... Anthony proposed the Equal Rights Amendment which was introduced to Congress but failed to pass and it won’t until 1919. ... ” Women were becoming more active outside of the house and in the movement. Some of these women were Alice Paul and Lucy Burns who organized the Congressional Union, later known as the National Womens Party in 1916. This radical union used the tactics of the Womens Social and Political Union (WSPU) in England. ... Another key woman in the movement was Carrie Champan Catt. ... After the vote was finally won, the organized Women’s Rights Movement continued in several directions. While the majority of women who had marched and petitioned for woman suffrage were just happy to vote, some women, like Alice Paul understood that the quest for women’s rights would be an ongoing struggle that was only advanced, not satisfied, by the vote. (The Equal Rights Amendment by Sharon Whitney Franklin Watts publishing Co. ... Three years later, those few women who were still fighting the war for equality in the Nation Woman’s Party succeeded in having a constitutional amendment introduced in Congress which stated that “Men and women shall have equal rights throughout the United States and every place subject to its jurisdiction.” This statement would later be reworded and called the Equal Rights Amendment. ... org 12-7-03) This act was combined rights of both women and black people. ... This Organization fought for civil rights of women and watched what EEOC did to enforce the new laws. ... These were steps toward equality, but still women were stuck in low-grade jobs and better jobs still paid no attention to women’s rights. ... Anthony’s quote “There shall never be another season of silence until women have the same rights men have on this green earth.
Approximate Word count = 3733
Approximate Pages = 14.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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