First Wave Feminism
Recognizing basic inequality between men and women, feminists gathered for the first women's rights convention in Seneca Falls, NY in 1848. This first wave of feminists includes pre-Civil War abolitionists and later, suffragettes who rallied for the right of all women to vote. More radically inclined feminists, such as Emma Goldman and Margaret Sanger, questioned the institution of marriage and promoted the controversial ideas of sex education and birth control. Students researched these four women:
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Margaret Sanger
Alice Paul
Victoria Woodhull
Recognizing basic inequality between men and women, feminists gathered for the first women's rights convention in Seneca Falls, NY in 1848. This first wave of feminists includes pre-Civil War abolitionists and later, suffragettes who rallied for the right of all women to vote. More radically inclined feminists, such as Emma Goldman and Margaret Sanger, questioned the institution of marriage and promoted the controversial ideas of sex education and birth control. Students researched these four women:
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Margaret Sanger
Alice Paul
Victoria Woodhull