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Feminists often trace the roots of their movement back as far as they can. They want to identify with the women's movements of the past even though the term feminism is relatively recent. Let's look at the history they want to identify with. |
Feminists often trace the roots of their movement back as far as they can. They want to identify with the women's movements of the past even though the term feminism is relatively recent. Let's look at the history they want to identify with. |
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| − | The ''Declaration of Sentiments'' was drafted. Every one of the 16 sentiments blames men for the problems facing women. One sentiment accuses men of usurping the Christian god.<ref>http://legacy.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/senecafalls.asp</ref> Only 1/3 of the convention attendees signed the declaration. |
+ | The ''Declaration of Sentiments'' was drafted at the ''Seneca Falls Convention''. Every one of the 16 sentiments blames men for the problems facing women. One sentiment accuses men of usurping the Christian god.<ref>http://legacy.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/senecafalls.asp</ref> Only 1/3 of the convention attendees signed the declaration. |
The right for white women to vote was advocated. Full enfranchisement of white men in the US did not occur until 1860. Black men and women were not enfranchised for a century or more after that. |
The right for white women to vote was advocated. Full enfranchisement of white men in the US did not occur until 1860. Black men and women were not enfranchised for a century or more after that. |
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Revision as of 14:51, 13 January 2015
Feminists often trace the roots of their movement back as far as they can. They want to identify with the women's movements of the past even though the term feminism is relatively recent. Let's look at the history they want to identify with.
1848
The Declaration of Sentiments was drafted at the Seneca Falls Convention. Every one of the 16 sentiments blames men for the problems facing women. One sentiment accuses men of usurping the Christian god.[1] Only 1/3 of the convention attendees signed the declaration.
The right for white women to vote was advocated. Full enfranchisement of white men in the US did not occur until 1860. Black men and women were not enfranchised for a century or more after that.
1903
Formation of the Women's Social and Political Union by Emmeline Pankhurst. Members of this organisation became known as Suffragettes and explicitly advocated violence to achieve their aims. By 1914 suffragette violence included the wanton destruction of artwork.[2]
1914-1918
Feminist women would hand out white feathers to shame men in to volunteering to go to war.
References
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