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Explore the historical journey of women demanding equality at Seneca Falls Convention in 1848, including the fight for voting rights (Suffrage) and equal opportunities in work, education, and society. Learn about influential reformers like Susan B. Anthony and the growth of the movement from abolitionist roots. Discover the impact on job equality, education, and notable institutions like Mount Holyoke, Oberlin, and Emma Willard's high school in New York.
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Ch.15 Section 3 Notes “The struggle for women’s rights”
Movement for equality • 1848- Seneca Falls Convention- Women demanded equality at work, at school and in church, they also wanted the right to VOTE, which is known Suffrage.
Reformers • Women’s rights movement grow out of the abolitionist movement. • 1. Susan B. Anthony, Dorthea Dix, Grimke sisters, Sojourner Truth and many others supported both the abolitionist and women’s rights movement.
Equality • 1. The right to vote, Also known as suffrage. • 2. Job equality- equal pay and opportunity • 3. Education- Opportunity for higher level jobs • Mount Holyoke and Oberlin- colleges for women • Emma Willard- opened a high school for women in troy New York.
