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HISTORY
Subject
:
History
(For under graduate student.)
Paper No.
:
Paper-VII
History of USA
Unit, Chapter & Title :
Unit- 1
Chapter- c
Limitations of American democratic
system
Topic No. & Title
Part 7
Limitations of American democratic
system – Black and woman
(Pre Civil War)
:
FAQs
1.
How did the Seneca Falls Convention contribute
towards success of the women’s right movement?
The Seneca Falls Convention was important because it
attacked the fundamental constitutional principles on
which the absence, the denial of a number of legal rights
to women was based. The Declaration of Sentiments
drafted during the session of this convention acted as the
main source of power behind such an attack.
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2.
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Was this convention a matter of only the white
women?
This convention was attended by about three hundred
women,
including
a
number
of
black
women,
It
demonstrated a consensus an almost all the issues of the
Declaration of Sentiments as well as of the proceedings
of the Seneca Falls Convention.
3.
How did Sojourner Truth help to achieve solidarity
between
the
two
disparate
movements
of
abolitionism and feminism?
The memorable speech “Ain‟t I a woman?” delivered by
Sojourner Truth at the women‟s convention held at
Akron, Ohio helped both the parties to realize that their
fight must be led not just against racialism and but also
against gender discrimination. It was indeed a complex
fight, a fight for the black men and both white and black
women.
4.
How did the fifteenth amendment dash the hopes
of the women activists?
The alliance between the abolitionists and the woman‟s
rights
movement
had
been
arrived
at
with
the
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expectation that when political change happened it would
happen for everybody. It was hoped That black men and
women, and the white women would all get the same
rights as the white men. But this did not happen. The
15th amendment gave rights only to black men. So the
white women who had been such an important part of
the struggle felt betrayed.
5.
What
did
the
nineteenth
amendment
to
the
American Constitution state?
The 19th amendment to the constitution of the United
States stated that the rights of the citizens of United
States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the
United States or by any state on account of sex. And this
was the provision by which vote was allowed.
6.
How did expansion in the West contribute to
women’s movements?
Dissipation of population and industrialization in the
western lands infused American sensibility, with a spirit
of individualism. This spirit influenced women as well who
started coming forward to voice their grievances and
demands through different organizations.
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7.
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What was meant by the concept of ‘Republican
Motherhood’?
„Republican Motherhood‟ was a concept that stated that it
was the duty of women to nurture their husbands and
raise virtuous children, so that the United States Republic
could flourish. This went against the attempts of women
to come forth in support of various demands for
themselves.
8.
State in brief what the Temperance movement was
about and women’s participation in it.
It was a social movement that attacked excessive alcohol
use and promoted abstinence. In 1873 the Woman‟s
Christian Temperance Union established a Department of
Scientific Temperance Instruction in schools and colleges
with Mary Hunt as National Superintendent. By the turn
of the Century the efforts of Mary Hunt and other
teachers proved highly successful with states having
strong legislation stating that all students must receive
anti-alcohol education.
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9.
Trace
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in
brief
what
led
to
the
Nineteenth
Amendment of the American Constitution.
Susan B Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton drafted the
Amendment. But it took three decades to get ratified.
Senator Aaron A Sargent had repeatedly attempted to
insert women‟s suffrage into bills but was able to
introduce a constitutional amendment only in 1878. It
was also known as the „Anthony Amendment‟. It was
ratified in 1920 and the intervening period is often
referred to as „the doldrums‟.
10. What was especially noteworthy about the State
Convention held at Akron, Ohio?
The Convention was led by Frances Dana Gage. It was at
this conference that Sojourner Truth, a former slave
delivered her famous, ‟Aint I a Woman‟ speech.