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idea at the time, they wished for women to be held equal and allowed the ability to vote. As Susan B. Anthony said, "Men, their rights, and nothing more; Women, their rights, and nothing less." This showed the attitude of the women of that time. They felt that they could make a difference in society if they were aloud to. But they realized that slavery was a bigger issue at the time so they crusaded for the anti-slavery campaigns. They hoped that if they helped free the slaves that society would be willing to rethink their view of women, but reality is unfair.

Stowe wrote of women that challenged the misconception that women are helpless and need a man to take care of them. Society believed that a woman was a delicate flower, which was meant to be admired but not handled. In Uncle Tom's Cabin, Mrs. Shelby was a woman of high society. But instead of being a delicate flower and completely submissive to her husband, her husband was instead completely in awe of her ...

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again and again that Eliza akin to her mistress in that she was intelligent and possesses other qualities that made her "human". Maternal instincts are shown when Eliza learns that her son is to be sold and taken away from her; she immediately, like any mother would naturally do, schemed to change her and her son's situation to place them out of danger. This humanizes Eliza as Stowe has us identify with Eliza as she was a sad mother that is trying to not be separated from her son.

Andrea Dworkin once said, "Feminism is hated because women are hated. Anti-feminism is a direct expression of misogyny; It is the political defense of women hating." This line of thinking is prime example of ...

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