Putting The Women in Women's Rights
She just wanted to wear pants; eventually some types of trousers were known by her last name.
Who was Amelia Bloomer?
It was the state that inspired other states to adopt a Women's Property Rights Act.
What is New York?
Upon getting married, women in the 1800s had to forfeit all of their ____ to their husbands.
What is property?
She organized the convention, along with some female Quakers.
Who was Elizabeth Cady Stanton?
This movement argued for the freedom and equal rights of all African Americans; some notable members include Sojourner Truth and Fredrick Douglass.
What was the Abolition Movement?
She fought hard for women's rights to education, but women's suffrage not so much.
Who was Catharine Beecher?
The first universities for girls were made specifically for pursuing this profession.
What is teaching?
There was a popular belief in the 1800s that men were meant to make decisions while women gave them the morals to fuel those decisions; because of this many women refused to support this facet of the Women's Rights Movement.
What is women's suffrage?
She was a featured speaker, but did not support women's suffrage.
Who was Lucretia Mott?
This movement argued for a more moderate consumption of alcohol; a notable member was Mary Hunt.
What was the Temperance Movement?
She was known for her passionate speeches towards abolition and equal rights for all, regardless of race.
Who was Sojourner Truth?
It was not until the advent of these that women could socialize in public without a man accompanying them.
What are department stores?
Outside of the Quakers, most women were not allowed to do this.
What is speak publicly?
He was the only African American attendee, and argued for women's suffrage.
Who was Fredrick Douglass?
This movement encouraged the creation of a public school system; some notable members include Horace Mann and Catharine Beecher.
What was the Common School Movement?
She argued for better conditions in both prisons and mental hospitals.
Who was Dorothea Dix?
Soon after passing a Property Act, Massachusetts passed another law that made it easier for women to do this.
What is get divorced?
While there are famous cases of women before the 1800s working in these positions, like Deborah Sampson, it was illegal for women to work here.
What is the military?
It was the document agreed and signed upon by those in attendance.
What is The Declaration of Sentiments?
Apalled by the conditions in these places, Dorothea Dix pushed for reforms in both ____ and ____.
What are prisons and mental hospitals?
She was a leading advocate of the Temperance Movement.
Who was Mary Hunt?
The year women's suffrage was achieved.
When was 1920?
Women were not supposed to be going anywhere without their husbands, so this law was created that banned women from owning their own one of these.
What is a passport?
What is women's suffrage?
It was this movement that first spurred the reforms of the 1800s, including the women's rights movement.
What is the Second Great Awakening?