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    The feminist movement didn't begin until 1848 and was held at Seneca Falls. The author gives us an example of a turning point, women's suffrage.

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    JackieChacon

    Mr.Robison
    English
    3/3/16
    WomensSuffrage
    ThebookthatIamcurrentlyreadingiscalledWomensSuffragebyBrendaStalcup.
    Thebookbeginswithaforewordthatexplainswhatthebookisgoingtobeabout.Theforeword
    includesinformationaboutturningpointsandinformationabouthowthebookisgoingtobe
    explained.TheauthoralsoprovidesuswithadefinitionbytheHistorianLouisL.Snyder,ofthe
    word,turningpoint.Aturningpointinhistoryisanevent,happening,orstagewhichthruststhe
    courseofhistoricaldevelopmentintoadifferentdirection.
    Aftertheforeword,theauthorleadsustoanintroduction.Whiletheforewordwasmore
    broadaboutturningpoints,theintroductiongivesusaspecificexampleofaturningpoint,
    womenssuffrage.Itexplainshowthefeministmovementdidntbeginuntil1848andwasheld
    atSenecaFalls.Theauthoralsosympathizedwiththewomenbecauseshestatesthatthe
    feministsonlyhadtheoptiontopetition,andmostofthetime,ithadlittleresults.
    Aftertheintroduction,theauthorbeginstogiveusherevidence.ShestartsoffwithA
    BriefHistoryoftheWomensSuffrageMovement.ShebeginsbytellingusthatSenecaFalls
    contained68feministsandthemovementtooksolong,thatonlyonefeministcouldlivelong
    enoughtoseetheamendmentbeingpassed.Then,itexplainstheexpectationsofawoman.
    Theywereexpectedtonotbuyorsellproperty,shedidnthavecustodyoftheirchildorchildren
    ifthehusbandweretodie,theywerenotallowedtofinishtheireducation,andmostimportantly,
    theywerenotallowedtohaveavoice.Inotherwords,theywerenotallowedtovote.Theauthor
    alsogivesusanexampleoftwofeministsandtheircontributiontothewomenssuffrage

    movement.TheGrimkesisterswerewomenwhotraveledtogivesmallbutencouraging
    speechestootherwomen.Butsoonenough,theirspeechesbecamesopowerfulandtouching,
    thatthesistersattractedmenaswell.Ontheseconddayoftheconvention,everyonereunited
    andsomeresidentsalsojoined,todiscussaboutwomenssuffrage.Italsoexplainshowthe
    movementstartedwiththeintentionofjustgettingtherighttovote,butovertime,womenmade
    therighttovoteessential,buttheyaddedsomeminorgoalssuchasexpandingtheirproperty
    rightsandchangingthedivorcelaws,andmostimportantly,openingmoredoorsforwomens
    education.Thebookalsoexplainsthatthereweretwoorganizations,theNationalWoman
    SuffrageAssociation(NWSA)andtheAmericanWomanSuffrageAssociation(AWSA).The
    differencebetweenbothoftheseorganizationswasthattheybothhaddisagreementsintheir
    minorgoals.ButoneofthemainreasonsthatauthorpointedoutwasthatNWSAallowedonly
    womentobemembersandtheAWSAallowedbothmenandwomentobemembers.
    Eventually,membersofbothorganizationscametotheconclusionthattheywerebetteroff
    workingtogethertogettheirmaingoalaccomplished.Thisbenefitedbothorganizations
    becausenowtheycouldlearnfromeachotheronhowtoprotestbetterandhowtomanagea
    bettercampaign.Afterafewyears,theamountofprotestersbecametoomuchandmorethan
    200hundredwomenwerearrested.ButonJanuary9,1918,thepresidentWilsonannouncedto
    thepublicthathesupportedthesuffrageamendment.
    Thebookthenflowsintothefirstchapterthatgoesmoreintodetailaboutwomens
    suffrage.Ithinkthatthegeneraloverviewofwomenssuffragewaswellwrittenanditwasnice
    tohaveanexampleofwomenwhoparticipatedinthemovement.Although,itdidhavealotof
    detailsandtheforeword,introduction,andthegeneraloverviewcombinedtookalmostonethird
    ofthebook.
    Women'sSuffrage
    .SanDiego:DavidL.Bender,n.d.Print.TurningPointsInWorldGeography.

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