Maya Angelou and Cady Stanton Imagine a life, a nation, a world where an individual was defined by their race, role, or gender; yet, categorized as whole and deprived of their rights, chaos. In Maya Angelou’s piece “On the Pulse of Morning,” she explains the people who shaped ones everyday life, one being Cady Stanton. In her piece, “Declaration of Sentiments of the Seneca Falls Woman's’ Rights Convention,” she is a person from the past. She is an example of what Angelou has written about. Stanton fought for women's rights and has molded every female's life today. Even though Maya Angelou and Cady Stanton display the same concepts of freedom, equality, and achievement and success their perceptions differentiate. Maya Angelou and Cady Stanton …show more content…
Peace depicts equality. The poem says we have equal rights of men, women, children, of any race, and any gender because of people like Stanton. Stanton could be “The creator” in the piece, who granted us with these equal rights. Stanton, made this to be true. She fought for equality, specifically women. She tells of god(s) and its creation of each individual from the day we were born are humans, respected and equal. One's belief dictates their view with their perception of their god(s) but that does not give them the right to unfairly treat another. “...which the laws of nature’s Gods entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind…” (Stanton 112). In all, Stanton forged the equality Angelou describes in her …show more content…
What both of these characters fought and strived for came to be true presently. Although, many little achievements were met, their ultimate goals became a success. Angelou tells about the people in an individual's life, presently and from the past. They went through and overcame struggles, working hard for future generations to be free as analyzed within one of the many quotes, “ But today, the Rock cries out to us, clearly, forcefully, come, you may stand upon my and face your distant destiny, but seek no haven in my shadow” (Angelou 9-12). One individual who could play an example of one of the symbolic images Angelou describes is Stanton. “The history of mankind is a history of repeated injuries and usurpation on the part of man toward women…” (Stanton 112). Stantons use of diction displays her hard work and determination to fight for women that eventually lead to achieving her goal. According to Angelou it's about hard work of others that keep a lasting impact to this day and with it one can achieve success; Stanton preaches hard work now to later achieve one's ultimate
The author writes about the religious influences that Cady Stanton had as a young child, how religion didn’t harmonize well with the way she saw women being treated and the reformist ideas she picked up from her cousin’s side of the family. Cady Stanton would meet her abolitionist husband which would in turn expose her to people who had a passion for the same things she did. From holding a woman’s rights convention in 1948 to a friendship with Susan B. Anthony, Banner gives a gradual timeline of the influences that help shape the radical feminist. This biography also shows that Cady Stanton is far from perfect in her activism and tends to dip her toes into issues at first, rather than diving right in. Cady Stanton gave her first public speech in 1842, but the author isn’t impressed.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a nineteenth century woman’s suffrage and civil rights activist of which she held strong beliefs in exalting the rights of women during this time era. Stanton was born in Johnstown, New York, November 1815 into a socially well-known family within this community, where she was also placed into the highest forms of education that women and girls could receive for this time period. Stanton’s education began at Johnstown Academy and then continued at Emma Willard’s Troy Female Seminary in New York. She married Henry Stanton around the year 1840 and the couple had seven children together.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton achieved her goal regarding equal rights for
How would you feel if you realized that your thoughts and personal views have been misconstrued to hide you from the harsh realities of this world? Could you imagine what it’s like to have your very innocence ripped from you without any preconceived notion? Both Andre Lorde and Maya Angelou know the feeling of these experiences first hand. Through the essays “The Fourth Of July” written by Andre Lorde and “Sister Flowers” written by Maya Angelou, the authors depict a specific event that altered their perceptions of society. Though the essays are quite different, the authors both characterize on the tragic experiences they had as children and how it lead them to a certain revelation.
Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton both are leading women’s rights activists during their time; their work influenced the American Peoples’ view on women. They founded one of the earliest pro-women’s rights movements in the country, which was essential in spreading feminism throughout America. Their lifelong battle against inequality to combat slavery and promote feminism through literary works like; 'The Revolution' and the Declaration of Sentiments speeches, succeeded after their death when women got the right to vote.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton opened the doors for women, with her diverse mindset and determination for fairness. Known, as an educated woman during her time she resided in New York, and an activist for women’s rights. Holding a powerful role for women, she educated and encouraged women to use their voice making the 19th amendment possible. Driven by, her resentment to confinement as a female she fought for her and others for change. On, July 19 — 20 ,1848 in, Seneca Falls in New York Elizabeth Cady Stanton help create the first gathering devoted to women’s rights in the United States.
Stanton states, “When the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one portion of the family of man” (Stanton 1). Stanton used this line to start her declaration as Thomas Jefferson used it in the first line of the Declaration of Independence. Using such a well trusted piece of writing that helped shaped the United States increases her credibility which helps her case in her argument. Another point in Stanton’s view, “We hold these truths to be self-evident: in that all men and women are created equal” (Stanton 1). This line starts the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence, but Stanton added in “women” instead of just “men”.
Stanton’s use of employing this techniques helps her maintain the the main idea of a suppressed group of people fighting for freedom, but allows her to alter the subject of who is being pushed down, women. As a result, she showing that women declaring rights is no different than the creators of the nation wanting rights and freedom from their tyrants. This technique is continuously used throughout the speech, greeting
For example, in the forth stanza Angelou states “Did you want to see me broken? Bowed head and lowered eyes? Shoulders falling down like teardrops, Weakened by my soulful cries?”. These lines display the theme set through out the poem by showing the fight that the African American people of America had for their civil rights in the 1950s-1960s. Angelou shows this in her writing by asking rhetorical questions to the people who were the oppressors of the African American community on how they would like to see them, but she shows that they will no longer be treated like a dog or a door mate they will stand up and fight for what they believe was a fight that could be won by them.
Change is an essential part to anything in the world. The famous quote by Mahatma Ghandi “Be the change you wish to see in the world” is one that is represented extremely well by both Maya Angelou in her 1991 poem “ On the Pulse of Morning” and Cady Stanton’s “Declaration of Sentiments” speech. Though both texts touch on the topics of equality, freedom, and achievement and success, each has a slightly different viewpoint on the topics. Maya Angelou and Cady Stanton had similar viewpoints and goals when discussing freedom.
The hardships that she faced during her lifetime and eventually overcame were done with a positive grace which became an inspiration to people around the world. Through her written words and inspirational speeches she was able to lead people in a positive directions . She moved forward as a beacon that showed love and wisdom. Angelou wanted to teach her audience truth about the hardships in life but also show them that there was great value in seeing the joy that life can bring and that there is a need to appreciate those who surround
Hughes and Angelou state their message in two different scenarios; however, both have showed the power of rising up. Although many laws were being passed during this time period due to many rising up, the writings of the two poets have been able to inspire individuals to fight for equality. They both describe the harsh conditions they have faced in their own personal experience with segregation and show that they are not afraid to speak up. Even though both poems may be different in a multitude
Angelou in her poem uses the examples of the slave trade and using a women to convey two different means of exploitation. Her poem can even connect towards today, where
Stanton’s upbringing played a major role in her participation in the woman’s rights and suffrage movements. She was the daughter of a wealthy family that afforded her the opportunity of a great education, which included practical law skills from her father (National Parks Service, n.d.). Equipped with knowledge, Stanton became one of the most well known voices of woman suffrage and helped to create the First Women’s Rights Convention in 1848 (National Parks Service, n.d.). Her main goal was a “broader, more radical vision of complete gender equality,” (Hogan, 2006, p.1). Stanton continuously strived to make women seen as equals to men in all aspects of life.
but I take pride in my individuality and the journey I took in becoming how I m today. Angelou reflects on her growth and journey by saying “ out of huts of history I rise” Up from a past that’s rooted in pain I rise” “Leaving behind nights of terror and fear I rise” and lastly “Into the daybreak that’s wondrously clear