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Living under besieged conditions, women of the black race has been searching for their divine existence, the existence of their race in which they can live freely. Many colored women have taken actions to search for their identity, or rather for their rights they have not been given, however only a few have been noted in the course of history. When people talk about black womenfs rights, many beings recall the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 and activists such as Susan B. ... However, we have to recognize that the whole movement in which the female black race identity was searched for was not executed by a small group of activists. Certainly, many black women joined the fight for the abolition of slavery and the right to vote in the nineteenth century, and others emphasized women rights to own property, gain an education, and receive a living wage. Still, countless women who were active in these early nineteenth century campaigns are left nameless, and thus may be worthwhile to study and illustrate them.
Black women activists are hidden away from the main scenes and their efforts are masked by the attention to white women activists. ... Women such as Stanton, Anthony, and Truth, who are prominent in the history books, were given major recognition and were often the most prominent in the pursuit of rights. ... Many black women wanted change and subsequently gathered among their own race to abolish slavery, expunge inferiority, achieve a voice in government and work toward equality for their race and for themselves as women.
Various activist groups advocated women rights, but these groups had contrasting views on womenfs rights depending on their own particular experiences.
Approximate Word count = 1363
Approximate Pages = 5.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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