Lesson 5: Women's Rights
I. Introduction
A. Background: Early 19th-century America
1. Women's roles in society
a. Strictly defined domestic sphere
b. Limited educational and economic opportunities
B. The need for change
1. Growing awareness of women's rights
2. Influences from other movements: abolition, religious revivals
II. The fight for suffrage and women's rights
A. Key figures and organizations
1. Elizabeth Cady Stanton
a. Seneca Falls Convention (1848)
b. Declaration of Sentiments
2. Susan B. Anthony
a. Activism and leadership
b. Trial for illegal voting (1872)
3. Sojourner Truth
a. Formerly enslaved woman and abolitionist
b. "Ain't I a Woman?" speech (1851)
4. Lucy Stone
a. Founding of the American Woman Suffrage Association (1869)
b. The Woman's Journal
B. Efforts and strategies
1. Public speaking and writing
2. Political action and lobbying
3. Civil disobedience and protest
C. Obstacles and opposition
1. Traditional attitudes and gender norms
2. Resistance from political and religious institutions
III. Key achievements in women's rights
A. Educational opportunities
1. Establishment of women's colleges and coeducational institutions
2. Expansion of primary and secondary education for girls
B. Legal and economic rights
1. Married Women's Property Acts (1840s-1850s)
2. Access to professional fields (e.g., teaching, nursing, medicine)
C. Suffrage and political participation
1. Wyoming Territory grants women the right to vote (1869)
2. National American Woman Suffrage Association (1890)
3. Ratification of the 19th Amendment (1920)
IV. Conclusion
A. The impact of the women's rights movement
1. Expansion of women's roles in society
2. Ongoing fight for gender equality
B. Connection to modern feminism and women's rights movements
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UNIT 2
Society and Culture Before the Civil War
LESSON 5
Women’s Rights
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