Women's Reform

The essential question from class was, how did mid ­19th century American society react to women's demands for equality? Does 21st century society still react  differently to men and women? To learn about this topic more in class we read numerous newspapers to see what their reactions were to the meting that women had in Seneca falls about women;s rights.

There were numerous reactions to the newspapers we read in class. Some people thought that the women's rights movement would just go away if we ignored it. In the National Reformer, it was stated, "The absurd argument will soon be obsolete". Many people did not agree with what the women were saying so they wrote about how women's rights were not important. Others saw it as a serious problem that needed to be fixed. Most women wanted equal rights so they believed that this convention was the first step to having equal rights.

I think in the 21st century, men and women think  of themselves as equal, but some people still believe that men are superior than women or women are superior than men. I think that all people should be treated equally. We have come a long way but there is always room for improvement.

Link to the newspapers: http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trr040.html