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Stereotypes Of Women During The 1800's

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During the 1800s women faced many different types of discriminations and stereotypes. Women didn’t have an education which they couldn’t pursue a career. After they would get married they were still not able to vote or even own their own property. They were seen as second-class citizens because their rights were always inferior to the men that were actually dominant in the society. Their responsibilities were just to keep their home under control and their family. In the 20th century women advocated for themselves they wanted to have the same equality and rights. The problems women and minorities have faced in modern American history have included those relating to inequality and various actions including minority struggles, struggles of women, and overcoming diversity that has been taken to remedy to these problems. Overall the government should be involved in solving these particular problems because everyone should have the same equal rights as everyone else. …show more content…

The women began to increase movement towards their rights but unfortunately, the Civil Rights began and they failed. Women were only seen as only housewives which consisted of them just taking care of their kids and the house. Many women and several men gathered together in New York to speak about the problems they had with women’s rights and to see what they could do to change them. According to the Declaration of Sentiments, “That all men and women are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” This was said because they wanted the women to have the right to vote. The Grimke sisters supported the women's rights which this brought more women to become active in the movement as

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They had NO rights. They couldn’t own property, receive an education, earn money for the work they put in, nor could they vote. So a group of women decided to create a document called the “Declaration of Sentiments” to fight for their rights. They presented the Declaration of Sentiments to a

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The primary source I am analyzing is the Declaration of Sentiments adopted at Seneca Falls Convention in 1848. This source was from the Seneca Falls Convention which was the first woman's rights convention of the 19th century. Women at this time were coming to the realization that they deserved the same legal rights as men, such as the right to vote or own property. Since this was from the first convention, I assume that the sentiments were recent frustrations and were refined or added to as the movement progressed. During the time period of the source, women were starting to gather formally to try to make significant changes or develop plans of action to earn rights.

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“The United States in the 1840s seethed with a variety of reform movements, inspired by the religious upheaval known as the Second Great Awakening” (DeBlasio). “The Declaration of Sentiments is a document drafted primarily by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and signed in 1848 by 68 women and 32 men, 100 out of some 300 attendees at the first women's rights convention, in Seneca Falls, New York, now known as the Seneca Falls Convention” (“Declaration”). “Formatted similarly to the Declaration of Independence, the Declaration Of Sentiments and Resolutions states the feelings of women who at this time had no legal rights in our country such as the right to own property, vote, earn wages, own business, own land, as well as other rights that men received

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At that time, women were the dependent of men. Married women had to obey their husband, and they did not have any rights for herself which caused many women suffered in inferiority complex. Their inferiority complex also caused them inequality in education and career opportunities which were the conclusion of the Declaration of Sentiments. Women did not have the opportunity to study at school, and they were treated differently with men in work field. The people in the convention were fighting for the women’s rights to relieve the women’s suffering.

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Women were granted the right to be just like men. Women were denied many things like jobs, an education, and the right to vote. Activists created the women’s suffrage movement, which helped them achieve their goal of equality and become a more powerful force in the nation. One of the great positives was that women’s right

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The 19th century was a time of strong attitudes and even stronger disagreements. While many individuals passionately agreed upon the advancement of the women’s suffrage movement, or a woman’s right to vote, many citizens, including women, had counterarguments for the establishment and development of women’s rights. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who was a strong advocate for this movement, wrote The Declaration of Sentiments, which powerfully acknowledged the oppression women faced during this time. On the other hand, the Committee of Brooklyn Women gathered to create an alternative opinion on the matter, which was presented in a protest, entitled Preamble and Protest. The two opposing opinions, both made by female figures in the late 1800s, exposes

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After the Civil War, women were willing to gain the same rights and opportunities as men. The war gave women the chance to be independent, to live for themselves. Women’s anger, passion, and voice to protest about what they were feeling was the reason of making the ratification of the 19th amendment, which consisted of giving women the right to vote. One of the largest advancement of that era was the women’s movement for the suffrage, which gave them the reason to start earning

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The 1800s marked a period in history when women and enslaved people in the United States experienced a great disparity in rights, privileges, and opportunities compared to their white, male counterparts. According to historical records, women and enslaved people were often subjected to harsh treatment and discrimination, indicating a largely negative experience in the 1800s. Women were often confined to domestic roles and were not allowed to pursue education or careers, Enslaved People were treated as property and were forced to work in grueling conditions without any pay, and both were subjected to physical and emotional abuse that was considered legal and had little to no rights especially when it came to voting. In addition, The government

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When The Declaration of Independence was ratified in 1776, it declared that “all men are created equal”, but it did not mention anything about women. That is why on July 1848, The Declaration of Sentiments was initiated as headstrong movement of women protesting for better rights. In the process of this powerful movement, the women were on a mission to correct The Declaration of Independence by listing out the many ways of how women do not have equal rights as men and demanded equality with men before the law, in education, and in employment. Unfortunately, even though society has evolved over time, men and women are still treated unfairly. The difference in social expectation between men and women is astounding.

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