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The Declaration of Sentiments
Elizabeth Cady Stanton served for twenty years as the president of the National Woman Suffrage Association. She committed her life to the cause of political equality between men and women, which emerged out of her work as an abolitionist. The [...]
Item Type: Pamphlet/Petition
Historical Era: Antebellum America (1816-1860)
Angelina Grimke Argues for Women's Political Rights
In this letter Angelina Grimke, abolitionist and women's rights advocate, argues for the right of propertied women to participate in government through petitions despite their lack of enfranchisement. This letter was a part of a series of essays [...]
Tags: Angelina Grimke, Social Movements
Item Type: Diary/Letter
Historical Era: Antebellum America (1816-1860)
Background Essay on the LGBTQ+ Community and the Military
This essay outlines broad trends in LGBTQ+ American history and traces the evolution of LGBTQ+ people’s involvement in and relationship with the United States military.
Tags: LGBTQ+
Item Type: Article/Essay
Historical Eras: Revolution and New Nation (1751-1815), Antebellum America (1816-1860), Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877), Industrialization and Expansion (1877-1913), Modern America (1914-1929), Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945), Postwar America (1946-1975), Contemporary US (1976 to the present)