Dress:
Women were expected to always be dressed properly. They wore tight corsets that were uncomfortable. The corsets could be tight because women were expected to be housewives and to not move around as much as men. When women were campaigning for the right to vote they wore pants called "bloomers" that symbolized their fight for equal rights.
Women were expected to always be dressed properly. They wore tight corsets that were uncomfortable. The corsets could be tight because women were expected to be housewives and to not move around as much as men. When women were campaigning for the right to vote they wore pants called "bloomers" that symbolized their fight for equal rights.
Women's Role In Society:
Women were usually housewives that spent their day taking care of their children. If women had jobs in factories they were not paid as much as the men who had the same jobs. Women did not receive as much education as men and if they got a job, it was usually a "feminine" job such as a secretary, nurse or teacher. Women spent most of their time at home, so they got involved with politics and social issues. This is how women started to campaign for their rights.
Women were usually housewives that spent their day taking care of their children. If women had jobs in factories they were not paid as much as the men who had the same jobs. Women did not receive as much education as men and if they got a job, it was usually a "feminine" job such as a secretary, nurse or teacher. Women spent most of their time at home, so they got involved with politics and social issues. This is how women started to campaign for their rights.
The Seneca Falls Convention:
The Seneca Falls Convention was in 1848 and marked the start of women's fight for equal rights. This event was organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott. At the Seneca Falls Convention, they created the Declaration of Sentiments, stating that all men and women are created equal. They copied the format of the Declaration of Independence, except adding women's right into it. The Declaration of Sentiments included a list of complaints about men's injustices towards women. A similar convention was held two years later in Ohio to help women receive equal political rights.
The Seneca Falls Convention was in 1848 and marked the start of women's fight for equal rights. This event was organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott. At the Seneca Falls Convention, they created the Declaration of Sentiments, stating that all men and women are created equal. They copied the format of the Declaration of Independence, except adding women's right into it. The Declaration of Sentiments included a list of complaints about men's injustices towards women. A similar convention was held two years later in Ohio to help women receive equal political rights.