By the nineteenth century, suffragists began working alongside the abolitionist movement, which was dedicated to ending slavery. However, due to public prejudice against feminism, women were granted limited power among the abolitionists. During debates, for example, women were often denied the opportunity to speak, and were seated in the back of the room. Growing discouraged and frustrated, suffragists disassociated themselves from the abolitionist and temperance movements, and began to organize their own crusade, dedicated solely to women's rights. Among the most prominent figures of the early women's movement were Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906), Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902), Lucretia Mott (1793-1880), Lucy Stone (1818-1893), Abbey Kelly Foster (1810-1887), and Ernestine P. Ross (1810-1892).
Women had few rights and were controlled by their husbands. Changing attitudes towards women in British society was an important factor in winning women the vote in 1918 however other factors were also involved. The peaceful actions of the suffragists and the violence of the suffragettes helped win support and publicity for women suffrage. The role of women at home in Britain during WW1and international pressure of introducing women’s suffrage also led to women receiving the vote by 1918. Changing attitude towards women in Britain society helped women achieve the vote in 1918.
Lecturer, author, and philosopher, Elizabeth Stanton created a huge impact on the growing hindrance of women’s rights. Born in November of 1815, Elizabeth Cady Stanton was the daughter of Margaret Livingston and Daniel Cady. According to research, “Stanton received her formal education at the Johnstown Academy and at Emma Willard’s Troy Female Seminary in New York” (National Women’s History Museum 1). She also received some education from her father. Her awareness of the increasing problem of slavery began to occur at an early age.
All that chaos contributed to the male chauvinism we see in our current society. Women had to handle that change without any moral support. It is also important to remember the important role women took in both world wars. A “Jury of Her Peers”, demonstrates how hard marriage was for all women who did not enjoy their relationships. Women in those types of relationships were treated as objects instead of being valued as women of freedom which represent intelligence, compassion, love and beauty.
Although women have the right to vote today, this is quite different compared with women’s condition back in the late 1800’s. Women were treated unfairly; they just belonged to their husbands who were able to control all of their rights and use a moderate coercion if they were disloyal or disobedient. Being a woman who is willing to break the rules to bring back a freedom life for all women, Susan B. Anthony tried to vote for a presidential election and was arrested due to being female in 1872. During her trial, Anthony published a speech “On Women’s right to vote”. In her speech, the main reason Anthony was successful in persuading her audience was that she clearly established an exigent circumstance early and effectively adapted her writing to the kairos of the moment.
Education, employment, and politics are all barriers where women were held back from the full development of their faculties. In the 19th century women were denied political equality, robbed of their natural rights, and handicapped by laws and customs at every turn. Trained to dependence with no assets of their own women were left to bear the attitude of being less intelligent and able to make political decisions than men. While they have freely accepted a deferential position to men they have also refused to look toward a future of tradition and domesticity. The campaign for women’s suffrage had a sincere beginning
A widespread attitude was that women’s roles and men’s roles did not overlap. This idea of “separate spheres” held that women should concern themselves with home, children, and religion, while men took care of business and politics. North Carolina opponents of woman suffrage, or voting, claimed that “women are not the equal of men mentally” and being able to vote “would take them out of their proper sphere of life.” Though slow to use their newly won voting rights, by the end of the decade, women were represented on local, state, and national political committees and were influencing the political agenda of the federal government. More emphasis began to be put on social improvement, such as protective laws for child labor and prison reform. Women active in politics in 1929 still had little power, but they had begun the journey to actual political equality.
Furthermore, these groups also had the potential of producing social activists. Unfortunately, although many women attended the C-R groups, they were unwilling to participate actively in the social movement to challenge the patriarchal society (Buechler 72-3). Through this discussion, Buechler raises the interesting point that a raised consciousness does not equate with a desire to transform society. Furthermore, the unwillingness of these women to participate in social activism illuminates the differences that divide women in their perceptions of feminism. For these women, their heightened consciousness that has enabled them to transform various aspects of their personal lives may be sufficient.
Catherine II, also known as Catherine the Great (Russian: Екатерина II Великая, Yekaterina II Velikaya; German: Katharina die Große), Empress of Russia, was the most renowned and the longest-ruling female leader of Russia, reigning from 9 July [O.S. 28 June] 1762 until her death on 17 November [O.S. 6 November] 1796. She was born in Stettin, Pomerania, Prussia on 2 May [O.S. 21 April] 1729 as Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg, and came to power following a coup d'état and the assassination of her husband, Peter III, at the end of the Seven Years' War.
The Pursuit of Happiness through Victorian Morality In Charlotte Bronte’s novel, Jane Eyre, a reoccurring theme is portrayed throughout the novel through the thoughts and interactions between characters. Bronte writes about the pursuit of happiness using her characters as her models. However, they are often conflicted with the ideals of the Victorian Era that Bronte lived in, such as the morality that people followed. During that era, the people’s views contrasted greatly with the morality of the Georgian period, which meant that people had a low tolerance of crime and lived by a strict social code of conduct. In addition, many had a strong sense of religious morality and lived by the elite or middle class values.