american history 25

Toward the end of Reconstruction, Elizabeth Stanton said, “We are in the midst of a social revolution, greater than any political or religious revolution, that the world has ever seen.” Why does Stanton want her readers to think about Reconstruction in these terms? In what ways did the three writers use the American ideals of liberty, equality, and justice to promote their cause? What does Douglas mean by the term “composite nation” and how does that fit within the struggle for women’s and civil rights?