SusanBAnthony
TheRightofAllCitizens:WhatMakesanEffectiveArgumentforWomen'sRights?OnNovember 5,1872,SusanB.Anthony,awell–knownleaderinthewomen'srightsmovement,alongwith severalotherwomen,enteredtheWestEndNewsDepotandcasttheirballotThewomenhadall registeredinthepreviousdays;AnthonyhadregisteredtovoteNovember1,1872atalocal barbershop,alongwithherthreesisters.Eventhoughtheinspectorsrefusedherinitialdemandto register,Anthonyusedherpowerofpersuasivespeakingandherrelationshipwithwell–respected personsofauthority,suchasJudgeHenryR.Selden,toobtainherregistration,informingthe inspectorsthatiftheydidnotregisterthewomen,theywouldpresschargesshowmorecontent Anthony'sfourthparagraph,inwhichshediscussedtheideathatifwomenarenotcitizens,thenthey aresubjecttolivinginaoligarchy,alsoraisesanemotionreactionwiththeaudience.Afterall, womendonotwanttofeelthattheyarethelessersubjectanddonotthisunjustidealtoleadto, "...dissension,discord,andrebellion..."intheirhomes(Anthony513).Theuseoflogos,theappeal tologic,isalsoemployedinSusanB.Anthony'sessay(Phillips250).Asmentionedpreviously, Anthonyusedothersources,suchastheFederalConstitutionandthedictionariesofWebster, Worcester,andBouvierwithinherspeech(513).Quotingthesesourcesaddedanecessary foundationofinformationtosustainherargumentasknowledgeableThesesourcesprovideher speechwiththenecessaryfactstoappealtothelogical,notjusttheethicalandtheemotional.Some wouldarguethatSusanB.Anthony'sspeechontherightsofwomenvoterswasnotanentirely effectiveargument.ThequickestopposingviewpointwouldbetoattackAnthonyasacredible source;afterall,shejusthadbeenarrestedandwasawaitinghertrial–atrialthatwouldendina guiltyverdict(Linder,"Trial")Itishardtobelievethatsomeonethatbrokethelawcouldbea reliablesource.AnadditionalargumentagainstAnthony'scredibility
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Whenwethinkoffightingforgenderequalitywethinkofmarching,posters,obscurefeminist books,etc.Inreality,allofthosethingsarejustthetipoftheiceberg.Feminismissomuchmore thanwhatyouseefromtheoutside.Forthisdocumentarythatisbeingcomposedwewillstrip historybareofalloftheliesthatitperpetuates.Letusstartfromperhapsoneoftheearliestactsof feminismintermsoftheReconstructionEra,SusanBAnthonyIn1863,SusanBAnthonyco–organizedtheWomen'sLoyalLeaguetobacktheLincolnadministration,specificallyontheissueof emancipation.Whenthe15thAmendmentwhichwaspassedin1869,grantedtherighttovoteto blackmen,butnottowomen,AnthonyandElizabethCadyStantongatheredwithmanysuffragists toopposethenewlaw.ThiseventmaybeperhapsoneoftheearliestinthehistoryoftheFeminist Movement.InregardstoSusanB.Anthony,ElizabethStantonsaid"InancientGreeceshewould havebeenaStoic;intheeraoftheReformation,aCalvinist;inKingCharles'stime,aPuritan;butin thisnineteenthcentury,bytheverylawsofherbeing,sheisaReformer."Ifwelookfurtherinto whatfreedommeantatthatpointintime,theEmancipationProclamationhadjusttakenplacein 1862.Peopleweretryingtofigureoutwhatfreedommeantforformerslaves,notwhitewomen.
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Itbeganintheearly1990sandiscontinuedtothepresentday.Itisan"individualmovement"inthe sensethatitspurposeincludesredefiningwhatitistobeafeminist.Itattemptstoexpandfeminism toincludewomenwithadiversesetofidentities,recognizingthatwomenareof"manycolors, ethnicities,nationalities,religionsandculturalbackgrounds".RebeccaWalkersaidthe"Third Wave"istohighlightthefocusonqueerandnon–white
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Thewordfeministcanbethoughofinmanyways.Somepeoplecanhearthewordinapositive way,andthinkofitasawomanstandingupforhergender'srights.Otherpeoplecanthinkofitina negativeway,asawomanwhoistoohighstrungandopinionated.Thewordfeministisactuallya femalewhohasopinionsonthewayhersexistreated.Modernfeminismwillbediscussed,along withusingsomeexamplessuchasSusanBAnthony
Astothehistoryoffeminism,thebeginningwillbewithwhatiscalledthe"FeministRevolution" (Rappaport28)Thisrevolutionbeganin1837inNewYorkWomenbandedtogetherforthefirst timeatananti–slaveryconvention.Thesewomenwereconsidered"abolitionists"afterbeing...show morecontent
AbigailAdams,inMarchof1776(Weisberg,preface).Herstatementwasinalettertoherhusband aboutwritingtheConstitution.JohnAdamswasthenadelegatetotheContinentalCongress.
AbigailAdams'statementwasasfollows:
"Remembertheladies.Bemoregenerousandfavorabletothemthanyourancestors.Donotput suchlimitedpowerinthehandsofthehusbands.Ifparticularcareandattentionisnotpaidtothe ladies,wearedeterminedtofomentarebellionandwillnotholdourselvesboundbyanylawsin whichwehavenovoiceorrepresentation"Thisstatementwasthemottoandmainmotiveofwhat wastocomeinthefuture.
SusanBAnthony'sinfluencescamefromherfamily,friends,andacquaintancesStartingwithher family,areherparents.Herfather,aQuaker,courtedSusan'smother,aBaptist(Weisberg23).The unorthodoxmatchwasopposed,butthetwomarriedanyway.Mrs.Anthonyswitchedfaithto becomeaQuaker.Shegaveupalltheworldlypleasuresendowedtoherlikesinging,dancing,and stylishclothes.Susan'smotherwasLucyRead,andherfatherwasDanielAnthony.Mr.andMrs. Anthonyweremarriedin1817Overthenextsixteenyears,thepairwouldbeareightchildren,of whichsixlived.ThechildrenwereGuelma,Susan,Hannah,Daniel,Mary,Eliza,andMerritt.Ann Eliza,bornbetweenMaryandMerrittdiedininfancyin1833.
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SusanB.Anthony
OnFebruary15,1820inAdams,Massachusetts,awomanbythenameofSusanBrownellAnthony wasborntoparentsDanielandLucy(Read)Anthony.Shewasthesecondbornofastronglyrooted Quakerfamilyofeight(HistBio–1)BecausetheylivedinaQuakerneighborhood,Susanwasnot heavilyexposedtoslavery.Thefamilymadeanti–slaverytalksanalmostdailyconversationover thedinnertable.Shealsosawmenandwomenonthesamelevel(Stoddard36)."Ahardworking father,whowasnotonlyacottonmanufacturer,butaQuakerAbolitionistalso,preventedhis childrenfromwhathecalledchildishthingssuchastoys,gamesandmusic.Hefeltthattheywould distracthischildrenfromreachingtheirpeakofshowmorecontent
Togethertheypublished"TheRevolution",aNewYorkliberalweeklymagazine.Thismagazine wouldsoonparishandputSusanB.Anthonyindebtof10,000dollars(Boynick)!
Accordingtoauthor,HopeStoddard,SusanB.Anthonywasafirm,uprightperson.Shewasn't afraidtoshowittoanyoneandeveryonewhowantedtoknowhowshefelt.Oneday,duringa marriagecustodyconference,anabolitionistbythenameofRev.A.D.MayoaskedAnthony,in modifiedwords,bywhatmeanscouldshetakepartindiscussionsonmarriagewhenshewasnot marriedherselfSherespondedtothisbysaying,inrevisedwords,thathewasnotaslave,somaybe heshouldnotbetakingpartindiscussionsonslavery.Itwasthiskindofdeterminationthatled SusanB.Anthonytowardsgainingwomentherighttohaveequalguardianshipoftheirchildren (Dorr55)
Inaperiodofabouttwentyyears,AnthonysupportedtheUnitedStatesoverthe ConfederateStatesofAmericabeforeandduringthecivilwar.Herreasonfortakingasideduring thewarwasnotonlytoseetheslavesbefree.Anthonywantedtoseeallmenequal.Shehadaplan (HistWorks)
AcoupleyearsaftertheCivilWarhadended,AfricanAmericanmenweregiventherighttovote andtherighttoattempttolivetheAmericandreamWiththisinformation,AnthonytookoffShe feltthatwomenshouldbegrantedatleastthesame
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SusanB.AnthonySusanBrownellAnthonywasamagnificentwomenwhodevotedmostofherlife togaintherightforwomentovote.ShetraveledtheUnitedStatesbystagecoach,wagon,andtrain givingmanyspeeches,upto75to100ayear,for45years.Shewentasfaraswritinganewspaper, theRevolution,andcastingaballot,despiteitbeingillegal.SusanB.AnthonywasbornonFebruary 15,1820,inAdams,MassachusettsShewasthesecondofeightchildreninherfamilyIntheearly 1800'sgirlswerenotallowedaneducation.Susan'sfather,Daniel,believedinequaltreatmentfor boysandgirlsandallowedhertoreceivehereducationfromaprivateboardingschoolin PhiladelphiaAttheageofsevenhershowmorecontent DuringtheCivilWar,in1863,SusanfoundedtheWomen'sLoyalLeague,whichfoughtforthe freeingofslaves.
Susan'sworkforwomen'srightsbeganwhenshemetamotherofyoungchildrenbythenameof ElizabethCadyStantonin1851ThetwowomenworkedonreformingNewYorkstatelaws discriminatingwomen.Susanorganizedstatecampaignsforlegalreformsanddeliveredspeeches writtenbyStanton.
ElizabethandSusanorganizedtheNationalWomenSuffrageAssociationandworkedhardfora constitutionalamendmentgivingwomentherighttovoteEventhoughthe15thamendmentallowed newlyfreedslavestovote,womenofanyracestillcouldnotvote.Fortenyears,Susanand Elizabethwrotetheirnewspaper,theRevolution,focusingontheinjusticessufferedbywomen.In the1872presidentialelection,Susandecidedtoregisterandcastaballottoprotestforwomen's rights.Shewasarrested,convicted,andrefusedtopaytheonehundreddollarfine.SusanAnthony wenttoEuropein1883,tomeetotherwomen'srightsactivists.Later,in1888,shehelpedformthe InternationalAmericanCouncilofWomen,whichrepresented48countries.
Attheageofeighty,SusanBAnthonyresignedaspresidentoftheNationalAmericanWomen SuffrageAssociation,butcontinuedtobeaspeakerattheconventionsuntilshediedinRochester, NewYork,onMarch13,1906.
SusanB.Anthonyoncesaid,"Ideclaretoyouthatwomanmustnotdependupontheprotectionof man,butmustbetaughttoprotectherself,andthereItakemystand."(BrainyQuote)SusanB. Anthonyisarecognizablename,butonethatisnotrightfullycreditedfortheequalsocietywelive intoday.Duringhertime,"equal"wasafearedtermformanyAmericancitizens,andatthemention ofthisword,manyturnedtheirheadsTosome,equalmeantwhite,middle–classmengivingaway theirtocontroltothosewhowere"unfit"tohaveanysortofdecision–makingroleinsociety; womenandAfricanAmerican's.WhetheritwasherQuakerupbringingorherinbornstrength, SusanBAnthonyrefusedtoliveinaworldwhereanytypeofpersonwastreatedunequally Althoughshestartedasanabolitionistandtemperancemovementactivist,shewentontobecome oneofthemostinfluentialsuffragistsinUnitedStatesHistory.SusanB.Anthony'sfierypassionand courageregardingtheequalrightsofallpeople,regardlessofgenderorcolor,starteda revolutionarymovementthatimpactednotonlytheUnitedStates,buttheentireworld.SusanB. AnthonywasbornonFebruary15,1820,inAdams,MassachusettsShewasthesecondoldestof eightchildren,andknewthemeaningofhardships.Herparentsbuiltthetownsveryfirstcottonmill, andwereanactivepartoftheabolitionistmovement.Thiswasaboldmembership,giventhetime period.Theyweresopassionateaboutthe ...Getmorecontent...