LL201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Seneca Falls Convention, Merriam-Webster, Mary Wollstonecraft

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Feminism: a theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes - merriam webster. Typical life of women before suffrage: women leaving home on bicycle seen as very forward, due to napoleonic code women were basically property of their husband. The first wave: 1860s to 1920s, first inciting event: seneca falls convention 1848 in nyc, the most prominent movements were in america and britain but existed in most liberal democracy", fighting fro women"s right to vote. Women"s social and political union (wspu: slogan deeds not words . Thursday, february 15, 2018: founded by emmeline pankhurst, known for militant tactics including arson, window smashing and heckling, emmeline pankhurst. Feminist rock star of her time, arrested multiple times, started advocating for women"s rights at 14, you don"t need to literally smash windows but smash them in your own way . Getting the vote: in britain women over 30 were given the vote in 1918 through the representation of the.

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