Pageant in front of the U.S. Treasury Building, Washington D.C.Part of the March 3, 1913, suffrage parade.

How did Women Address Gender How did Women Address Gender Inequality & Other Reforms?Inequality & Other Reforms?

Seneca Falls Convention 1848Seneca Falls Convention 1848

Women’s Rights convention Women’s Rights convention organized by Stanton & Mottorganized by Stanton & Mott

Prepare a statement of Prepare a statement of grievances grievances

Present the “Declaration of Present the “Declaration of Sentiments”Sentiments”– We hold these truths to be We hold these truths to be

self-evident that all men and self-evident that all men and women are created equalwomen are created equal

Convention calls for Women’s Convention calls for Women’s suffrage (right to vote)suffrage (right to vote)

Women’s RightsWomen’s Rights Women’s rights advocates seek Women’s rights advocates seek

to break the to break the Cult of DomesticityCult of Domesticity – The belief that women The belief that women

should only work in the should only work in the home to perform domestic home to perform domestic duties (children, house, duties (children, house, family)family)

Women call for property rights, Women call for property rights, custody rights for their childrencustody rights for their children

The right to vote, and sit on The right to vote, and sit on juriesjuries

Campaign for equal political Campaign for equal political rightsrights

Education & Health ReformsEducation & Health Reforms

Sarah & Angelina Sarah & Angelina GremkeGremke

Opened schools for Opened schools for girlsgirls

Attempted to have girls Attempted to have girls move beyond move beyond elementary schoolelementary school

Were also involved in Were also involved in the abolitionist the abolitionist movementmovement

Abolition of SlaveryAbolition of Slavery

Women speak out for Women speak out for abolition of slaveryabolition of slavery

Speak out against Speak out against inhumane treatment of inhumane treatment of slaves, family rights for slaves, family rights for slavesslaves

Women writers and Women writers and speakers call for an end speakers call for an end to slavery and help to to slavery and help to fuel the movement in fuel the movement in the norththe north

Temperance MovementTemperance Movement Public Drunkenness remained a serious problemPublic Drunkenness remained a serious problem

– Women viewed alcoholism as a family matterWomen viewed alcoholism as a family matter– Believed that alcohol use by men was hurting families and Believed that alcohol use by men was hurting families and

societysociety Women became the leaders of the temperance movement.Women became the leaders of the temperance movement. Temperance leasers convinced Congress to pass the Temperance leasers convinced Congress to pass the Eighteenth Eighteenth

AmendmentAmendment in 1917 which established Prohibition. This made the in 1917 which established Prohibition. This made the

sale, production and distribution of alcohol illegal in the U.Ssale, production and distribution of alcohol illegal in the U.S

How did Women Address Gender Inequality & How did Women Address Gender Inequality & Other Reforms?Other Reforms?

Women called rights equal to that of men (voting Women called rights equal to that of men (voting rights)rights)

Created schools for equal educationCreated schools for equal education called for the complete abolition of slavery, and called for the complete abolition of slavery, and

helped the movement gain momentum in the Northhelped the movement gain momentum in the North Viewed the temperance movement as a Viewed the temperance movement as a family family

valuesvalues issue. issue. Worked for the passage of the Nineteenth Worked for the passage of the Nineteenth

Amendment giving women the right to vote in 1920Amendment giving women the right to vote in 1920