Feminism-Seneca+Falls

"Men and Women are CREATED EQUAL..." ​ Feminism
 * Antebellum period encouraged a great deal of reform movements.
 * Women played large roles in Abolitionist and [|temperance] movements.
 * In the 1830s-40s women suffered the traditional restrictions of their sex by society, and a new set from the doctrine of "seperate spheres" and the transformation of the family.
 * Women, such as Mary Cady Stanton and Sarah and Angela Grike, became active members of the Feminist movement which strove for equality between men and women.

Seneca Falls 1851- Stanton met Susan B. Anthony and they would work together to try and secure the right for women to vote. (they did not succeed until 1920, 72 years after their efforts started)
 * 1840- Stanton and Lucretia Mott met at the world World Anti-Slavery convention in London and addressed the conference about the condition of women's rights.
 * July 1848- Stanton, Mott, Wright, Mary Ann McClintock, and Jane Hunt came together at a social visit, all of which were [[image:http://conclusiveapril.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/feminism-2b.jpg width="293" height="375" align="right"]]Quakers except Stanton, and were knowledgable of anti-slavery and temperance movements.
 * Stanton took up the task of writing the Declaration of Sentiments and 11 other resolutions arguing the right of equality in all spheres for women (the 9th was to secure the right for women to vote).
 * July 19-20, 1848- the Convention at Seneca Falls resulted in the passing of all resolutions except the right for women to vote with the help of Frederick Douglass.

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Women Who Broke Social Barriers __Mary Cady Stanton__ (pictured right) __Elizabeth Blackwell__ __Antoinette Brown Blackwell__ __Lucy Stone__ __Emma Willard__ __Catharine Beecher__
 * Leading [|theoretician] of the women's rights movement
 * Wrote "[|Woman's Bible]" that attacked the male bias of the Bible (published 1895) [[image:http://z.about.com/d/civilliberty/1/6/s/6/-/-/feminism2.jpg align="right" caption="Elizabeth Cady Stanton and her daughter, Harriot."]]
 * Helped to write the [|Declaration of Sentiments]
 * Gained acceptance and fame as a physician[[image:http://library.upstate.edu/collections/history/blackwell/images/blackwell_kozlowski.jpg width="162" height="168" align="right" caption="Elizabeth Blackwell"]]
 * First ordained woman minister in the United States [[image:http://www.btdt.biz/ProChrist/images/antoinette_brown_blackwell.jpg width="96" height="155" align="right" caption="Antoinette Brown Blackwell"]]
 * Took the step of retaining her maiden name after marriage
 * Became a successful and influential lecturer on women's rights [[image:http://www.uunhf.org/unitarian/famous/lucystone.jpg width="88" height="130" align="right" caption="Lucy Stone" link="http://www.freewebs.com/thelark06/Feminism1.jpg"]]
 * Founded the [|Troy Female Seminary] in 1821 [[image:http://www.nwhm.org/images/Education/Emma%20Willard.jpg width="128" height="159" align="right" caption="Emma Willard"]]
 * Founded the [|Hartford Female Seminary] in 1823

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