Reflective Writing

The event of the beginning of the womens rights movement that I described in my essay
is relevant today because it is ultimately what gave the outcome of how women are treated today.
In todays United States, women have the right to vote, to own property, to work same jobs as
men and to do all the things that they were once viewed to be not worthy of doing. The event that
started the womens rights movement, the World Anti-Slavery Convention, created such a fire for
two women that at the end of the movement, women were treated equally. This was the stepping
stone to a better future. With the Seneca Falls convention being the first womens rights
conventions held, this gave a larger picture of hope for women.
Tying this into my other general education courses can happen in a few different ways.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton stated Half a century ago the women of American were bond slaves,
under the old common law of England. Their rights of person and property were under the
absolute control of fathers and husbands. They were shut out of the schools and colleges, the
trades and professions, and all offices under government; (C.I. Chp 24 Source 11). The first
is, here I am, a female, receiving a higher education and not being discriminated against based on
my gender. I am allowed to move just as freely as a male student and reap the benefits of the
education system. This event can also be tied in to other courses such as English classes where I
am to write a paper on a movement I feel strongly about. While I choose to do this on the war
against childhood vaccines, I could have certainly included this as something I feel strongly
about, that also had an outcome that directly affects me in my everyday life. I think its important
to learn from history, and that is why we should study it. Knowing the past, the battles, the
struggle, and the hard work it took to get where we are, is beneficial in continuing in a positive
direction for our future.

Works Cited
Historical Moments: Changing Interpretations of Americas Past (2nd ed., Vol. 1). (n.d.).
McGraw-Hill Create.
SLCC Custom Edition