PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE WOMENS MOVEMENT
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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She came up with ideas to help women’s rights.
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She spoke out against men’s rights
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She helped women be able to get an education
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She helped African Americans be able to go to school with whites.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1888, she helped to merge the two largest suffrage associations into one, the National American Women’s Suffrage Association. She led the group until 1900. She traveled around the country giving speeches, gathering thousands of signatures on petitions, and lobbying Congress every year for women.
Detailed explanation-2: -Anthony (born Susan Anthony; February 15, 1820 – March 13, 1906) was an American social reformer and women’s rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women’s suffrage movement. Born into a Quaker family committed to social equality, she collected anti-slavery petitions at the age of 17.
Detailed explanation-3: -The speech by Susan B. Anthony, given after her arrest for casting a vote in the presidential election, is a notable example of American oratory. In this speech, Anthony’s objective was to persuade the audience that women’s suffrage was guaranteed by the Constitution as well as that of men.