Susan Cooper

The mid twentieth century was a defining moment in American history-particularly with respect to the securing of ladies' rights. While the period was thought to be prosperous and later idea to be a cheerful time, in reality, it was a period of grave social clash and human enduring (Parish, 110). Among the individuals who persevered through much enduring were ladies. As Margaret Sanger discovered, ladies, particularly the individuals who were poor, had no way out with respect to pregnancy. The…

Susan B. Anthony:Women’s Rights Susan B. Anthony, she changed our world so much. She gave women more rights, and was in an anti-slavery group in which is where she met Elizabeth Cady Stanton (Bio.com). Susan Brownell Anthony was born on February 15, 1820, in Adams, Massachusetts. She was part of a Quaker family which meant she spent most of her time on social causes. She was the second oldest out of all her brothers and sisters. She had eight siblings, and her father was a local cotton mill…

The groups behind it all were the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) and National Woman’s Party (NWP). Within these groups were some of the most important women to the movement such as Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucy Stone, and Alice Paul. The suffrage movement actually started in 1848 with the Seneca Falls Convention. At the Convention, the Declaration of Sentiments was adopted. Written with U.S. Declaration of Independence…

Seneca Falls convention and the women’s suffrage movement. As a feminist, she knows that our two heroines, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony created…

Susan B. Anthony was born in Adams, Massachusetts on February 16, 1820. She was raised in a Quaker household with seven siblings and her parents, Lucy Anthony and Daniel Anthony. Her father owned a cotton mill. Susan had strong feelings about equality from a young age and worked on social issues for most of her life. Susan was a strong and stubborn individual who was determined to achieve equality for all. Throughout her life, she worked towards it. In 1826, her family left for New York and…

Rhetorical Analysis of “The Fundamental Principle of a Republic” The women’s suffrage movement was one of the most well-established movements recorded in U.S. History. Many women were institutionalized because they wanted a right every American citizen should be able to acquire. On June 15, 1915, American citizen Anna Shaw delivered a speech to challenge the political platform of injustice. Shaw indicates in this speech that women could do much more than cook, clean, and bear children. In “The…

The United States was founded on key aspects to a create a strong, centralized democratic goverment: freedom and equality. In fact, one of the nations famous quotes, "Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness" complements the nations democracy as a whole. While America was just a newly developed country, it was evident to citizens that changes were necessary. Between the years of 1825-1850, a reformational period embodied America. Whether or not these reforms sought to expand democratic ideals was…

Feminism is the advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men, and should be supported more these days because men and women have the same rights and are equal. By the early 1980s, the feminist movement had a great success in changing social attitudes with women trying to do the tasks of men, such as professional sports, the military, Ivy League universities, high-earning professions, and the Supreme Court. Although these were a great success, women…

Emmeline Pankhurst, born July 15 1858 in Manchester, United Kingdom, was raised in a politically active family, in which both her parents were abolitionists and supporters of female suffrage. Pankhurst was exposed to social issues at a young age and attended her first women’s suffrage meeting at age fourteen. Pankhurst was fifteen when she left the country to receive an education in Paris at École Normale Supérieure. She returned to Great Britain in 1878 and married Richard Pankhurst in December…

Maria Mitchell was one America’s first famous female astronomer. Maria was taught by her father taught her how to observe the sky. Maria broke several barriers for women during her life. She influenced the Women’s Rights Movements greatly. This remarkable woman was one of the best scientists of the 19th century. She was also the first professor hired at Vassar college. One of her famous quotes was, “ There is so cosmetic for beauty, like happiness”. Maria’s legacy will live on through our…