Part one of term paper
On July 13, 1848, five women met for tea in Seneca Falls, New York. The pioneer of this woman’s rights movement was Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Stanton poured out her discontent with women’s legal and social situation in such passionate terms that her friend’s were stirred to call a public meeting to address the issues she raised. They d ...

Part two of term paper
... rights directly to that powerful American symbol of liberty. Eighteen specific areas of life were enumerated where women’s rights were denied. In 1848, married women in most states legally dead in the eyes of the law. They did not have the right to their own property, to their earnings, or to their children. They could not testify against their husbands in court. The double standard of morality required women to remain pure until married and then faithful to their husbands, while male i ...