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The Women’s Rights Movement

The Women’s Rights Movement. Objectives:. After today’s lesson, you will: Discuss reforms proposed by women in the Antebellum period Describe the challenges faced by the antebellum women’s rights movement. Focus Question. Why is it important to seek reforms in society?. Gender Roles.

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The Women’s Rights Movement

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  1. The Women’s Rights Movement

  2. Objectives: After today’s lesson, you will: • Discuss reforms proposed by women in the Antebellum period • Describe the challenges faced by the antebellum women’s rights movement

  3. Focus Question • Why is it important to seek reforms in society?

  4. Gender Roles The Antebellum period saw distinct gender roles • Republican Motherhood • Cult of Domesticity Protests grew • Women took leadership of other social reforms

  5. Reforms came slowly • Schools slowly opened for women • Few coeducational • Growth of women’s health • Development of Women and Children’s Hospitals • The “Bloomer”

  6. Women’s Rights Movement • Sparked by a slight • Women took a leading role in reform movements, especially abolition • Many attended an international conference on abolition in London • Refused entry to the main floor • Infuriated leader female reformers

  7. Seneca Falls Convention • Women’s Rights Convention held in 1848 • Promoted a series of women’s issues • Property rights • Health • Education • Promoted Suffrage • Shocked the nation

  8. Declaration of Sentiments • Called for women to gain the vote • Developed by Elizabeth Cady Stanton • Patterned on the Declaration of Independence • Shocked the nation

  9. Met with Resistance • Many thought the idea was ludicrous • Violated the separate spheres • Violated ideas of the Cult of Domesticity • Conflicted with other reforms • Other issues demanded attention • Efforts put on hold to address abolition

  10. Summary • Identify three items in class we learned this week. Which of these was most important to you? Explain

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