Posted by Kristi Vang (67.174.158.14) on July 13, 2005 at 10:29:23 a.m.:
In Reply to: Re: Question Two: The Awakening posted by Maggie Campbell on July 11, 2005 at 7:38:25 p.m.:
Maggie,
I agree that at the time women were not given rights to voice thier opinions according to "The Seneca Falls of Declaration of Sentiments." The novel "The Awakening" was written almost 50 years later, where female were beginning to seek thier independance, to pursue a higher education, to hold properties, and to voice thier concerns. Women of today, has been very fortunate because thier opinions and decisions are weighed just as heavily as the men. Women are able to have professional careers, hold positions as Senators and Congresswoman.
Kristi
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> Imaging that women were not given equal rights in the past is a thought beyond all belief. Poor Edna who had many of these actions happen to her and for her to feel like less of a person because of these laws is disgusting. Leonce most certainly tried “in every way that he could, to destroy her confidence in her own powers, to lessen her self-respect, and to make her willing to lead a dependent and abject life” (Stanton). Edna finally broke free of this imprisonment and became her own person. Her actions in “The Awakening” showed how strong she truly was even while hurting others in the process. Her triumph of becoming Edna the woman she grew to love is something women to this day still try to achieve. “The Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments” set a guideline that allowed many women to finally stand up for themselves through the years. By overcoming their hardships we the women of today have received an abundance amount of possibilities in this world with men.