Throughout the years of 1850-1914, many countries faced social unjust through political and economic issues that were brought on by the industrialization of cities within Europe. Before the mid-18th century signs of social unjust would develop and spread too many countries. Although the technological advancement the revolution brought, allowed humans to no longer be limited to what they can achieve by the land. Now they would be limited to what the machine would allow them to achieve. Due to this, ability Europe prospered during the mid-18th century economically but all social classes didn’t reap the benefits of this prosperity. Industrialization solved some problems for the working class when it came to their efficiency but, created other problems like the conditions they were forced to live in. In 1844 Friedrich Engles wrote about the living conditions in the urban industrial settings of England. At this time in England, the cities were divided into districts or courts and the working classes court was one to be remembered according to Engles but, not for good reasons. Engles gives insight into the conditions of these courts, " everywhere half or wholly ruined buildings, some of them actually uninhabited........, ill-fitting windows and doors, and a state of filth!" Engles continues to provide more detail about a stench that made it unbearable for any civilized person to live in. The more in depth Engle’s goes into his description, the more evident it becomes that Manchester the second city in England was plagued by the hardship that came with being the first manufacturing city of the world. The factory system opened many doors like allowing women to work in the factory system yet this wasn't for the better. Engel gives in... ... middle of paper ... ...010). 199 (Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Matilda Joslyn Gage, History of Woman Suffrage), vol. 1 (Rochester, N.Y., 1881 ). , in Aspects of Western Civilization: Problems and Sources in History, vol. 2, ed., 7th ed., ed., Perry M. Rogers, (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2010). 218 (Francis Parkman, Against Women Suffrage), (Printed at the request of an Association of Women, 1884), pp. 1-7, 10-16. , in Aspects of Western Civilization: Problems and Sources in History, vol. 2, ed., 7th ed., ed., Perry M. Rogers, (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2010).219 (Francis Parkman, Against Women Suffrage), (Printed at the request of an Association of Women, 1884), pp. 1-7, 10-16. , in Aspects of Western Civilization: Problems and Sources in History, vol. 2, ed., 7th ed., ed., Perry M. Rogers, (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2010).220
Martin Pugh, in his evaluation of women’s suffrage, focuses his narrative on the Victorian Suffragists, especially from the 1870s to 1890s, arguing- unlike many other historians- that their contribution to the securing of votes for women was instrumental. Presented through 10 essays, focusing on specific topics related to the Suffragist movement, Pugh provides an in depth analysis of both the tactics and political climate the Victorian Women’s Suffrage movement faced. Organised in roughly chronological order, the prose is fluent with constant reference to central ideas featuring in each text, consolidating Pugh’s point.
In the nineteenth century, various inventions like the steam engine stimulated demand for products, thus introducing factories and workshops to manufacture those commodities. The popularization of Manchester initiated assorted reactions towards the industrialization of the cities surrounding Great Britain. While the industrial revolution ensued, numerous concerns occurred which all contemplated the affects of factories and industries engaged by the working division of society. As industry began to evolve for the operational lower classes, the positive, negative, and mutual reactions are denoted by various speakers whom were among the diverse social classes of society.
Since the beginning of the 17th-century and earlier, there has always been different perspectives on women 's rights. Men and women all over the world have voiced their opinion and position in regard to the rights of women. This holds especially true in the United States during the 18th and 19th century. As women campaigned for equality, there were some who opposed this idea. There was, and always will be a series of arguments on behalf of women 's rights. Anti-women 's rights activists such as Dr. John Todd and Pro-women 's rights activist Gail Hamilton argued intelligently and tactfully on the topic. There were many key arguments made against women’s rights by Dr. John Todd, and Gail Hamilton 's rebuttal was graceful and on par with her male counterpart. Let 's examine some of Dr. John 's arguments against women 's equality.
In the years after 1870 there were many reasons for the development of the women’s suffrage movement. The main reasons were changes in the law. Some affecting directly affecting women, and some not, but they all added to the momentum of Women’s campaign for the vote.
The women suffrage was first advocated in Great Britain by Mary Wollstonecraft A Vindication of the Rights of Women (1792). During the 1830's and 40's British Suffrages received notable aid and encouragement from the Chartists, who fought unsuccessfully for human rights. John Stuart Mill, John Bright, and Richard Cobden were Liberal Legislators that helped to make the Women's Suffrage issues public to Britain. (Banner, Lois W. 2)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was an important element of the Women’s Rights Movement, but not many people know of her significance or contributions because she has been overshadowed by her long time associate and friend, Susan B. Anthony. However, I feel that she was a woman of great importance who was the driving force behind the 1848 Convention, played a leadership role in the women’s rights movement for the next fifty years, and in the words of Henry Thomas, “She was the architect and author of the movement’s most important strategies ad documents.”
"The beginning of the fight for women suffrage is usually traced to the Declaration of Sentiments' produced at the first woman's rights convention in Seneca Falls, N. Y. in 1848." (Linder) A few years before this convention, Elizabeth Cady St...
How the Vote Was Won introduces the role of brave women in their journey to success of the national suffrage movement. Mead writes about the success that was brought by the women in the western states, and gives the readers an insight on the struggles of racism and elitism that played throughout the suffrage movement in the western states. In eight perceptive chapters, the authors focuses on a few states in the west, in which she explains the successes or failures of the campaigns for woman suffrage. Mead also addresses readers with significant descriptions of how the woman 's suffrage served as both economic and political justice giving women the right to vote.
This movement which was inspired by the ideologies of courageous women and fueled by their enthusiasm and sacrifice is often unacknowledged by most historians in the chronicles of American History. Today the movement is often misunderstood as a passive, white upper class, naive cause. But a deeper study would reveal that the women’s suffrage movement was the one that brought together the best and brightest women in America, which not only changed the lives of half the citizens of United States but also changed the social attitudes of millions of Americans.
In the early 20th century, many Americans perceived woman as unskilled and deficient, due to this woman have never gotten the chance to prove how they can positively affect society. Document A, Supports Woman states; “They still love their homes and their children just the same as ever, and are better able to protect themselves and their children because of the ballot”. If woman were given the right to vote it would not only have helped the society by having more opinions, but it would have also helped women protect themselves and their children by voting for things like better education. Supports Woman explains how giving woman the right ...
Although women’s suffrage and other rights was a long and hard battle, suffragists like Charlotte Perkins Gilman continually fought in order to promote the independence and liberty that women deserved to have. Nevertheless, Gilman continued to advocate the freedom that women deserved and yearned to have through different lifestyle changes she believed would lead to independence. She continued to advocate the liberties a woman should have in her book by promoting economic independence, examining the new society in which women desire freedom, and lastly, exploring the idea that women are limited by marriage and childbirth.
Hodak, George. “Women Gain the Right to Vote.” ABA Journal. Issue 8 (2009): p. 72. Galileo.
Over the past several decades, women of the United States have debated and struggled for many freedoms guaranteed to them by the Founding Fathers. One of these women, Susan B. Anthony, traveled across the country giving passionate speeches and writing books of conviction about women’s suffrage. Even though women would not always win cases brought to court, they still retained their views and continued their movement to gain their rightful freedoms. Susan B. Anthony in her speech, “On Women’s Right to Vote,” which was written in 1873, showed that Anthony believed that suffrage was a vital liberty of citizens of the United States and she demonstrated this notion thorough several pieces of evidence.
Women throughout the suffrage act were faced with many challenges that eventually led into the leading roles of women in the world today. Suffrage leaders adopted new arguments to gain new support. Rather than insisting on the justice of women’s suffrage, or emphasizing equal rights, they spoke of the special moral and material instincts women could bring to the table. Because of these women taking leaps and boundaries, they are now a large part of America’s government, and how our country operates.
Women’s rights pioneer, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, in her speech, The Destructive Male, expresses her feelings about Women's suffrage in 1868, and brought to light the misconception that women are not equal to man and imply that men bring more destruction than restoration.