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Declaration of rights of man
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Declaration of rights of women
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Activist, abolitionist, and suffragist, she is best known for her role in the women's rights movement and for helping to lead the charge for women's suffrage in the United States. She was a key figure in the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848, which was the first women's rights convention. She was an advocate for women's education, property rights, and legal equality. -
Seneca Falls Convention
The Seneca Falls Convention, held in 1848 in Seneca Falls, New York, was the first women's rights convention in the United States. At the convention, about 300 people gathered, including both men and women, to discuss rights of women. The most important document produced at the convention was the Declaration of Sentiments. It requested equal treatment of women. And demanded rights like the right to vote, the right to own property, the right to higher education. -
Sojourner Truth
An African American women's rights activist, and one of the most influential figures in the fight for equality in the 19th century. Born Isabella Baumfree in New York, she was enslaved for the first 30 years of her life. And gained her freedom in 1827, she changed her name to Sojourner Truth and dedicated herself to the abolition of slavery and the rights of women. One of her most famous speeches, "Ain't I a Woman?" was delivered at the 1851 Women's Rights Convention. -
Ain't I a woman
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Susan b. anthony
Susan B. Anthony was an important figure in the women's suffrage movement in the United States. She played a crucial role in advocating for women's right to vote and was a co-founder of the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) with Elizabeth Cady Stanton. -
Story of an hour
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A jury of her peers
"A Jury of Her Peers" by Susan Glaspell follows two women, Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters, who go with their husbands to investigate the home of Minnie Wright, a woman accused of murdering her husband. The men dismiss household details as unimportant, the women notice subtle clues but they choose to conceal the evidence. -
19th amendment
"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex." -
Betty Friedan
Betty Friedan was an American feminist, writer, and activist best known for her book, The Feminine Mystique. The book challenged the idea that women should find fulfillment solely as housewives and mothers, arguing that many women felt unfulfilled and trapped in their domestic roles. Friedan also co-founded the National Organization for Women (NOW) -
Equal pay act
The Equal Pay Act of 1963 is a U.S. federal law that requires employers to pay men and women equally for the same work. -
Testimony before the senate
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Roe v. wade
Roe v. Wade was a U.S. Supreme Court case that legalized abortion nationwide. The Court ruled in a 7-2 decision that a woman's right to choose an abortion was protected under the 14th Amendment's Due Process Clause, which guarantees a right to privacy. -
Me Too is a movement, not a moment
The #MeToo movement was founded by Tarana Burke in 2006, gaining global attention in 2017, when survivors began sharing their stories, leading to the exposure of men accused of misconduct. -
Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist for girls' education and the youngest Nobel Prize winner. She became internationally known after surviving an assassination attempt by the Taliban in 2012 for speaking out about girls’ right to education. -
Roe v. wade overturned
Roe v. Wade was overturned on June 24, 2022, by the U.S. Supreme Court. This decision ended the federal constitutional right to abortion, so individual states were now allowed to set their own abortion laws. -
(Almost) 100 Years of the Equal Rights Amendment | STUFF YOU MISSED IN HISTORY CLASS
The episode "(Almost) 100 Years of the Equal Rights Amendment" from Stuff You Missed in History Class explores the history of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which was first introduced to Congress in 1923 by Alice Paul and the National Woman’s Party. The amendment's goal was to ensure equal rights for all citizens, regardless of sex, and prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender.