Anthony was the first women's rights advocate. ... She literally dedicated her life to the battle of securing right equal to those which men had. Anthony began her fight for rights before the U.S. ... Stevens says that she witnessed the same scene over and over - some upset or even distraught non-believer would bend Alice's ear for an hour or so to explain why women should not have equal rights. ... As the women protested, sat in at the White House, and made speeches and marches throughout this country, it appeared that the everyday citizens were beginning to recognize the need for a...
Webster's College Dictionary defines feminism as "a doctrine advocating social, political, and economic rights for women equal to those of men; a movement for the attainment of suck rights- (Random House, 2000: 484). The act of doing whatever is necessary to attain equal treatment and the ability to live independently without a man in one's life are definitions that society has come to know feminism by (Humm, 1997). While many women wish to be equal, they also demand a certain degree of chivalry and politeness from the men that cross into their lives. ... By the second definition ...
The Ideal of Womanhood in Kate Chopin's The Awakening Throughout most of history women generally have had fewer rights than men. The Women's Rights Movement began in cities of the northeast in the early to mid-1800's and soon emerged in cities of the Midwest and western states. ... Women began to organize and participate in a great variety of reform movements to improve educational rights as well as individual liberties. The first women's rights convention took place in July 1848. ... It claimed that all men and women are created equal and that the history of ma...