I am addressing the issue of the revolutionary voices during the Atlantic Revolutions to show how they contributed to the political and social transformations in Europe and in the Americas and what their limitations were. The 18th and 19th centuries marked the beginning of dramatic social and political change. There were 3 main ideals have made the largest impact today.
The first principle is the ideal of equality. It stemmed from Enlightenment thinking, but quickly grew to become believed by more than just the educated elite. One famous example of this is in the Declaration of Independence where it says “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” Another example is from The French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen. The first point it makes is that, “Men are born and remain free and equal in rights; social distinctions may be based only upon general usefulness.” The first part of the sentence says that men are considered equal in their rights as people but not necessarily equal in …show more content…
She wrote a document called A Vindication of Women’s Rights in 1792 during the French Revolution. She claimed that the reason women were less … and did not have the same understanding as men, was simply because they had not been taught. If women were given the same opportunities and education as men, she believed they could become just as skilled as men. Wollstonecraft is considered to be the first feminist and because of her many women around the world began to stand up for their rights as well. For example, in America women wanted the right to vote and through hard work and determination they earned that right in 1920. They also wanted to have gainful employment and now women work along with men in nearly every profession. While women are not entirely equal today, they are by far closer than they were in the early 18th