Corrina D. 811
The Woman’s Rights Movement started in the late 1800s to the early 1900s. The Women’s Rights Movement started because women had limited rights and weren’t treated equally as men. In a man’s mind, women were only to cook, clean and raise their children. Some participants of the Women’s Rights were Susan B. Anthony, Carry Nation, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Alice Paul, and Sojourner Truth. They founded the National Women’s Suffrage Association.
Women did not have as many rights as men. Men had all the power and were dominant. Men and women weren’t equal. Women didn’t have the right to vote. Women were to drop out of school to get married and they would only cook and clean. If they were divorced, they would lose everything and the men would get more. Some primary sources were pictures, protests, marches, and petitions to show that women should have equal rights.
Women thought it was time that they have respect too. Women like Susan B. Anthony, Carry Nation and Elizabeth Cady Stanton lead marches throughout states to protest, they went on hunger strikes and signed petitions. The 15th Amendment gave African American men the right to vote, but not women. In 1848, a group of 300 suffragettes met together in
Seneca Falls, NY. They formed a document called the Declaration of Sentiments based on the Declaration of Independence. All women and men were created equal.
All the protests and strikes that took place eventually worked out for women. Women were somewhat equal to men in the early 1900s. Women were arrested and beaten, but they still fought to have their equal rights. Women were granted the right to vote in 1920. Also, women exposed more of their skin and most became flappers.
It took many years, but by the 20th century, women were receiving equal rights as men. They could have their own word instead of being ignored. Women gained power and today, women are just as powerful and equal to men. Thanks to the women participates in the women’s rights movement, women are free and more successful. I am thankful that the women’s rights movement was a success because I wouldn’t be able to do much today.
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