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Article published in the Organization of American Historians Magazine of History:

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http://www.oah.org/pubs/magazine/earlyrepublic/cohen.html

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Women in the Early Republic

Extra Credit Discussion

Type your response to any of the questions, or the article, in the comment section. You are encouraged to respond to classmates, but be respectful. Address the scope of change as it relates to reform movements. What are the catalysts for change? Have their been enough reforms to bring about gender equality? Remember, it is perfectly OK to have an opinion, just be able to support it.

Explain the connection between abolitionism and a growing women’s rights movement.

What other reform movements can be associated with the women’s rights movement?

How did the role/expectations of women change during the 1700s and 1800s?