Women's Rights Movement In The 19th Century
Women’s Rights Movement
There were several different reform movements in the 19th century. They were inspired by Transcendentalism and the Second Great Awakening. The movements that the Americans started were some of the following: Temperance, Abolition, Prisons and Asylums, Education, and Women’s Rights. The latter is one of the biggest, most revolutionary of the bunch. The women built their rights movement on their efforts to achieve social justice and to improve the way of life for humans.
Starting with the Temperance movement, this was a very popular problem for the women involved with reform. They wanted to limit the consumption of alcohol. Even that long ago, they believed that drunkenness would lead to violence and abuse. As well as, most of their money was put towards buying the men alcohol. Some women held a revolt against saloon owners. Shortly after they closed thousands of saloons temporarily. The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, also known as WCTU, was founded and also became the most powerful women’s organization. There were thousands of women who wanted to abolish slavery. They even attended a World Anti-Slavery Convention, but some were forced to sit on ground because they were women. Women went as far as leading several petitions to end slavery. They …show more content…
Specifically Dorothea Dix, she informed others that they were keeping mentally ill people in cages, closets, and cellars. She also said that they were chained and beaten. This caused her to start helping people who were being abused and not treated right.
The Women’s Suffrage Movement happened between the years of 1848 to 1920. What was the women’s suffrage? It is known as the fight for the right for women to be allowed to vote and run for office. This is a smaller part of the women’s rights movement. It all began when a group of women held the first women’s rights convention in Seneca Falls, New
There were several different reform movements in the 19th century. They were inspired by Transcendentalism and the Second Great Awakening. The movements that the Americans started were some of the following: Temperance, Abolition, Prisons and Asylums, Education, and Women’s Rights. The latter is one of the biggest, most revolutionary of the bunch. The women built their rights movement on their efforts to achieve social justice and to improve the way of life for humans.
Starting with the Temperance movement, this was a very popular problem for the women involved with reform. They wanted to limit the consumption of alcohol. Even that long ago, they believed that drunkenness would lead to violence and abuse. As well as, most of their money was put towards buying the men alcohol. Some women held a revolt against saloon owners. Shortly after they closed thousands of saloons temporarily. The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, also known as WCTU, was founded and also became the most powerful women’s organization. There were thousands of women who wanted to abolish slavery. They even attended a World Anti-Slavery Convention, but some were forced to sit on ground because they were women. Women went as far as leading several petitions to end slavery. They …show more content…
Specifically Dorothea Dix, she informed others that they were keeping mentally ill people in cages, closets, and cellars. She also said that they were chained and beaten. This caused her to start helping people who were being abused and not treated right.
The Women’s Suffrage Movement happened between the years of 1848 to 1920. What was the women’s suffrage? It is known as the fight for the right for women to be allowed to vote and run for office. This is a smaller part of the women’s rights movement. It all began when a group of women held the first women’s rights convention in Seneca Falls, New