Discussing questions

After reading “Woman in the Nineteenth Century” answer the following questions in a discussion post:

1. Why did Fuller believe that the phrase “All men are born free and equal” was not made in vain?

2. Why were some people afraid of giving women equal rights?

3. Did Fuller believe that society had made some progress in gender issues?

4. How did Fuller’s advocacy of woman’s rights fit within the Transcendentalist school of thought?

Review the article in the course reader and answer the below questions in 250 words or more.
All discussion must have must use 5 footnotes at the end.
Only use the course reader or textbook, no outsider other sources can be used.
All statements must be in your own words, avoid quoting.
To get the maximum amount of point students must answer each question.
It is up to to the student if they want to retype each question with numbers.
Do not weigh your comments down with questions.

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Discussion Questions

Question 1

Fuller started to believe that the statement that all men were made equal because she started to observe that everything that men could do could also be accomplished by women. During the women suffrage movement, she and other women pursued equality for all genders. Her belief emanated from the fact that women could also accomplish tasks and duties within the society that were in the past only considered to be meant for men. At the societal level, roles were changing as women participated in activities that were inherently believed to belong to men. Their realization led many towards campaigning for equal rights. If such a realization could not have happened,

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