Women’s equality started to become a factor in 1848 when the first women’s rights convention was held in New York. After the two days of debate 100 people (68 women ad 32 men) signed a Declaration of Sentiments which starts the Women Rights Movement. The Declaration of Sentiments Stated that women would be equal to men in education and employment which included the right to vote. In 1869, two women had one goal to get women equality, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
These two women created The Revolution, a weekly publish for women’s rights in 1868. The newspaper’s motto was “Men their rights, and nothing more; women their rights, and nothing less.” These two women were the first starters to helping women achieve equality. Both these women died in the 1900’s before they could achieve women equality. Even after their death women kept fighting for their rights.
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Women's rights was definitely a huge issue before and still is today. The way that women were not given the chance to express their opinion and show their feelings towards things such as elections was wrong. Women made the right decision fighting for their rights. Getting signatures and holding debates has shown everyone that they are equal, although there is a slight problem still with it today.
ReplyDeleteIt is very remarkable that Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton had made such an impact on society that women still kept fighting after their deaths. The newspaper motto “Men their rights, and nothing more; women their rights, and nothing less.” really shows how important this issue is to many people and how men and women are equal. The way you explained the issue shows that this means a lot and that it needs to change. Women should never stop fighting for what they deserve.