Susan B. Anthony and Ida H. Harper cowrote, “In the indifference, the inertia, the apathy of women, lies the greatest obstacle to their enfranchisement.” The undeniable fact is that women prior to the 19th Amendment faced a host of social, economic, and political restrictions. Through the work of reformers such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, women of the twenty-first century hold the same political and economic stature of men.
The historiography of womens rights presents itself as an uphill battle for the majority of the 19th century and slowly began to gain support in the early 20th century. Post Revolutionary War, women were encouraged to raise the future generations of Americans, this became known as “Republican Motherhood” and remained in effect for decades. With the emergence of a market economy and rapid …show more content…
In my family I have a younger sister, Abby, in seventh grade and my mother who works as a Hygienist and happens to run my fathers office. Obviously a major problem the document address is education, because of the work of Stanton and Anthony my sister is actually receiving a better education than I was in seventh grade. Without their efforts education for her would be unthinkable. As a community the expansion of voting eligibility has proven increasingly important especially in certain topics for instance, abortion. Roe v. Wade, a key supreme court case focusing on abortion is an example of why women voting in political matters is significant. Clearly as a male the role of abortion in my life is not as significant as that of a females, which illustrates why women's suffrage is so crucial. If we had all male voters, the women of America would not be represented on a matter that is predominantly closer to women than men. This would of course prove problematic and ultimately a failure. The Declaration of Sentiments is a key part to the success we have as a modern day society