My topic for this paper is women’s issues. I chose this for my topic because it interested me the most. Reasons it interests me are learning about what some particular women did for their equal rights. Also, to see how much women worked and fought for what they believed in. This fight should be inspiring for many women in the 19th century and present time. Since these women achieved these rights, it makes life easier today for women to be able to do whatever we wanted to do and to follow our dreams. Some of the rights could be to go to school, the right to vote, to have employment options, and play sports without discrimination of being a woman. If it weren’t for them, we would not have as many equal rights, and life would be much less enjoyable.
The woman I am researching who relates to my overall topic of women’s issues is Lucretia Mott. I started locating my information by first just searching her name to learn some of her biography. Also, I looked up what she did to be involved with women’s rights and her importance with them. Once I started reading my sources, Lucretia Mott not only fought for women’s rights, she also spoke for the abolition of slavery. Mott was more able to hold conventions and have societies for women rights because the anti-slavery organizations would not admit women as members. Lucretia Mott and fellow women activists held many conventions and meetings to address women’s rights. She was elected as the first president of the American Equal Rights Convention and strived for women’s suffrage and black male suffrage. Her main beliefs overall were peace and equality.
When using the library search, the first detail I search was Lucretia Mott and many books came up about conventions she held for women’s rights. Also, some books about her background.
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