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RightsRights
1848 - Women’s Rights Convention was founded by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, Martha Wright, Mary Ann M’Clintock and Jane Hunt
Group was designed to promote women’s rights
The Convention gave women more rights in the office, school, community, and government.
1848 - Women’s Rights Convention was founded by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, Martha Wright, Mary Ann M’Clintock and Jane Hunt
Group was designed to promote women’s rights
The Convention gave women more rights in the office, school, community, and government.
EducationEducation
The 1800’s brought the most changes to Women’s education
Secondary schools became an option for women - The Young Ladies Academy
At the time they studied the same subjects as men did
The number of women who attended the school increased dramatically because of the want for an education.
The 1800’s brought the most changes to Women’s education
Secondary schools became an option for women - The Young Ladies Academy
At the time they studied the same subjects as men did
The number of women who attended the school increased dramatically because of the want for an education.
SocialSocial
Legal History of WomenEarly 1800’s
Legal History of WomenEarly 1800’s
1777 All states pass laws which take away women ﾕ s right to vote.
1789 United States Constitution ratified. The terms “persons,” “people” and “electors” are used, allowing the interpretation of those beings to include men and women.
1839 The first state (Mississippi) grants women the right to hold property in their own name, with their husbands’ permission.
1848 At Seneca Falls, New York, 300 women and men sign the Declaration of Sentiments, a plea for the end of discrimination against women in all spheres of society.
1777 All states pass laws which take away women ﾕ s right to vote.
1789 United States Constitution ratified. The terms “persons,” “people” and “electors” are used, allowing the interpretation of those beings to include men and women.
1839 The first state (Mississippi) grants women the right to hold property in their own name, with their husbands’ permission.
1848 At Seneca Falls, New York, 300 women and men sign the Declaration of Sentiments, a plea for the end of discrimination against women in all spheres of society.
Legal History of WomenLate 1800’s
Legal History of WomenLate 1800’s
1869 The first woman suffrage law in the U.S. is passed in the territory of Wyoming.
1873 Bradwell v. Illinois, 83 U.S. 130 (1872): The U.S. Supreme Court rules that a state has the right to exclude a married woman (Myra Colby Bradwell) from practicing law
1875 Minor v Happersett, 88 U.S. 162 (1875): The U.S. Supreme Court declares that despite the privileges and immunities clause, a state can prohibit a woman from voting.
1890 The first state (Wyoming) grants women the right to vote in all elections.
1869 The first woman suffrage law in the U.S. is passed in the territory of Wyoming.
1873 Bradwell v. Illinois, 83 U.S. 130 (1872): The U.S. Supreme Court rules that a state has the right to exclude a married woman (Myra Colby Bradwell) from practicing law
1875 Minor v Happersett, 88 U.S. 162 (1875): The U.S. Supreme Court declares that despite the privileges and immunities clause, a state can prohibit a woman from voting.
1890 The first state (Wyoming) grants women the right to vote in all elections.
RacialRacial
SuffrageSuffrage
Influential WomenInfluential Women
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Margaret Chase Smith first woman to run for President
Margaret Chase Smith first woman to run for President
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Susan B. Anthony helped get women the right to vote
Susan B. Anthony helped get women the right to vote
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Lydia Darragh acted as a spy for the Americans during the Revolutionary War,
carrying vital intelligence to George Washington
Lydia Darragh acted as a spy for the Americans during the Revolutionary War,
carrying vital intelligence to George Washington
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Ida Wells-Barnett black journalist and activist, campaigned for women's suffrage
Ida Wells-Barnett black journalist and activist, campaigned for women's suffrage
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Abigail Adamswife of John Adams, who famously advised her husband to
'remember the ladies' when he was helping to write the Declaration of Independence
Abigail Adamswife of John Adams, who famously advised her husband to
'remember the ladies' when he was helping to write the Declaration of Independence
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Rosa Parks Dared to sit in white only part of the bus, starting integration
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Rosa Parks Dared to sit in white only part of the bus, starting integration
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Works CitedWorks Cited
Skylar, Kathryn K., and Thomas Dublin. "Women and Social Movements in the United States." The Journal for MultiMedia History. Binghamton University, State University of New York, 1999. Web. 20 Oct. 2009.
Skylar, Kathryn K., and Thomas Dublin. "Women and Social Movements in the United States." The Journal for MultiMedia History. Binghamton University, State University of New York, 1999. Web. 20 Oct. 2009.
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