Social Movement -Abolition & Woman Essay

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Suffrage Questions:

1. One of the first strategies that the Sentinels employed with the purpose of being heard was to relate to early twentieth century gender concepts that would provide political voice to women. Also, by emphasizing that they were an active part of the American society, they insisted that they should receive equal democratic recognition from the masses. Lastly, they took advantage of President Wilson's militaristic doctrine to turn their fight into a greater conflict that involved women everywhere who needed to be freed from being persecuted as a result of their gender.

2. Susan B. Anthony used the Fourth Amendment as a tool to demonstrate that she was right in lobbying in regard to women suffrage. "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States, and of the state wherein they reside" and "No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws" clearly state that women should be allowed to vote.

The first quote underlines that women need to be provided with their rights as citizens while the second states that it is practically illegal for a state to deny women the right to vote.

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The Sentinels' claim that women are an active part of the U.S. community and need to be provided with democracy coincides with Anthony's claim that all U.S. citizens need to be provided with rights according to the jurisdiction that they live in.

The Sentinels took on a more aggressive attitude in their agenda by comparing Wilson's military speeches with their own interests. In contrast, Anthony was satisfied with emphasizing that women too needed to be provided with rights.

4. Wilson, Harding, and Coolidge primarily wanted to assist women because of the fact that they knew that their support would earn them a lot of votes. Even with this, they had a limited understanding of the suffrage movement. Wilson's appreciation regarding how Anna Howard Shane spoke to him only managed to downgrade his image when seen from the perspective of women. He apparently admitted that some women had the power to make themselves heard,….....

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