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The first big step of the movement was on July 19, 1848 to July 20, 1848 at the Seneca Falls convention in Seneca Falls, New York. The convention was very successful and by the end, sixty-eight women and thirty-two men had signed the Declaration of Sentiments. Elizabeth Cady Stanton met another suffrage leader there named Susan B. Anthony. Many newspapers made fun of the event; several people withdrew their names and support.
The Declaration of Sentiments was written based on the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Sentiments included voting rights for women, all women, not just white women, but for black women too. It was presented by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, and several more women.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton dedicated her whole life to women’s suffrage and became the most influential leader. Susan B Anthony became friends with Elizabeth at the Seneca Falls convention.
Elizabeth and Susan also founded a newspaper together called The Revolution on July 28, 1868. They created the newspaper to promote the movement. One paragraph from “Brains, Bonnets, Babies, and Ballots,” an article from The Revolution said, “The women who demand the ballot are those that have brains and babies, who believe in one husband; in clean comfortable homes; in healthy happy children, and in the dignity and self-respect of those who serve the household—women who do not follow in fashion or frivolity, but spend their leisure hours in works of charity and reform-in reading, writing, and healthy exercise” (Adams, 52). Giving a brief idea of what the articles were like in this newspaper, it wasn’t the most popular paper and Susan edited the paper herself.
The next big step of the movement was the passing of The Married Women’s Property Act. The New York Assembly passed the Married Women’s Property Act in 1860. Passing the Married Women’s Property Act meant that women had a legal existence and could own property and keep any money that they earned. The Married Women’s Property Act also included the fact that women had the right to their children.
British suffragists gave American suffragists an extra boost of energy although the National American Women’s Suffrage Association, (NAWSA) did not want anything to do with the arrests that seemed to follow the British suffragists. The British suffragists took a more physical approach to earning their rights. For example, instead of marching in a suffrage parade, they would harass police officers and government officials, and instead of signing ballots, they would pester men who were filling them out.
The Declaration of Sentiments was written based on the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Sentiments included voting rights for women, all women, not just white women, but for black women too. It was presented by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, and several more women.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton dedicated her whole life to women’s suffrage and became the most influential leader. Susan B Anthony became friends with Elizabeth at the Seneca Falls convention.
Elizabeth and Susan also founded a newspaper together called The Revolution on July 28, 1868. They created the newspaper to promote the movement. One paragraph from “Brains, Bonnets, Babies, and Ballots,” an article from The Revolution said, “The women who demand the ballot are those that have brains and babies, who believe in one husband; in clean comfortable homes; in healthy happy children, and in the dignity and self-respect of those who serve the household—women who do not follow in fashion or frivolity, but spend their leisure hours in works of charity and reform-in reading, writing, and healthy exercise” (Adams, 52). Giving a brief idea of what the articles were like in this newspaper, it wasn’t the most popular paper and Susan edited the paper herself.
The next big step of the movement was the passing of The Married Women’s Property Act. The New York Assembly passed the Married Women’s Property Act in 1860. Passing the Married Women’s Property Act meant that women had a legal existence and could own property and keep any money that they earned. The Married Women’s Property Act also included the fact that women had the right to their children.
British suffragists gave American suffragists an extra boost of energy although the National American Women’s Suffrage Association, (NAWSA) did not want anything to do with the arrests that seemed to follow the British suffragists. The British suffragists took a more physical approach to earning their rights. For example, instead of marching in a suffrage parade, they would harass police officers and government officials, and instead of signing ballots, they would pester men who were filling them out.
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