We will be watching a lecture on Women’s roles in the Abolition Movement and the Suffrage Movement after the Civil War. This period between 1865-1877 is known as Reconstruction because the United States attempted to rewrite the definition of citizen and a citizen’s rights during this period. So far, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony have been two key heroines in our understanding of the women’s rights movement.

STEP ONE: Please watch the following lecture.

DUTTON GIVES LECTURE (Links to an external site.)ON SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-PQUyA4a24 (Links to an external site.)

STEP TWO: Please respond to the following questions on your video.

What is Social Movement Theory and how does it apply to the Suffrage Movement specifically? 2 examples from the lecture for each of the key aspects.

Assignment 2

Women in the Civil War Lecture

This is a discussion assignment and will take place in two parts.

After listening to Professor Jeanie Attie’spresentation (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

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PART I

After watching the lecture on the use of women’s images and roles in the Civil War and reading The Declaration of Sentiments and Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s address (Links to an external site.) please consider the following question:

The Declaration of Sentiments (Links to an external site.) was written before the Civil War in 1848, and Stanton’s speech (Links to an external site.)was given in the 1890s. Both documents call for a new role and rights for women. Considering that the Civil War deeply impacted women’s roles in the United States and undermined the conditions that triggered Stanton’s frustration in the 1840s, please answer the following question:

CHOOSE ONE OF THE QUESTIONS BELOW:

Make sure you use all the sources to fully answer the question.

A. What is Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s ultimate vision for women in her address (Stanton Speech)? Do these understandings of womanhood outlined by Stanton mirror or challenge those of True Womanhood(found in the video)?

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B. Does Stanton’s Speech reflect the same demands presented in the Declaration of Sentiments? Do these understandings of womanhood outlined by Stanton mirror or challenge those of True Womanhood(found in the video)?

VALUE: 10 points (1 point for example from Speech, 1 point for example from video, 1 point for example from Declaration of Sentiments/7 points for argument and evidence)

PART II

Read through your peers’ work and choose 2 students to respond to. Give one example to support their ideas (it does not have to be a quote if it comes from the lecture–just a reference).