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They ended their declaration of independence by stating they would "circulate tracts, petition the State and national legislatures, and endeavor to enlist the pulpit and press on our behalf. We hope this Convention will be followed by a series of Conventions embracing every part of the country" (Sochen, 1974, p. 127).
Not surprisingly, some people took these women seriously and others did not. Men were especially prone to making snide remarks about how only barren, lonely and 'misfit' women attended this convention. They essentially implied that if these women were able to land a husband and have some kids, they would stop this 'nonsense' (Sochen, 1974). But it was not nonsense. In fact, most of it made perfect sense. And as much as anti-feminists wanted the women's movement to just disappear, it was becoming more and more apparent that that was never going to happen.
By the time the 19th century came to an end, women were well on their way to gaining the right to vote, along with numerous other rights including birth control and equality in the workforce. The civil war had ended, slavery had finally been abolished, and this gave women hope that the oppressed can indeed rise up and become free of the chains that bind them. Women were becoming increasingly organized and motivated to fight...
They were entering more and more diverse jobs and careers and earning all different types of college degrees. They were no longer content to stay stuck in a miserable marriage, as divorce became a progressively accepted practice. Most importantly, they had found their voices, and had learned how to make themselves heard.
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