What is \"public purpose\"? Provide an example of a private purpose that has bec

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What is "public purpose"? Provide an example of a private purpose that has become a public purpose (or is in progress). *Although the question doesn't specify cities as your context, always think about how all of these topics play out in cities. Issues play out differently depending on the location, worldwide. Your response to this question should include a link to/article of the example and a brief description of the case. This should be in paragraph form, written in grammatically correct, complete sentences. Use a word count of 200-250 words as a guide.

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What is "public purpose"?

Public purpose can be defined as an action or direction, that is taken up by the government so that the entire population can be benefited. Examples of a private purpose that turned out to be public is women’s rights movement.

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead

The women’s rights movement started in the 1848 due to a Tea conversation. Elizabeth Cady along with the other 4 women, started their conversation, in which they began to discuss on the situation of women and how even after 70 years of freedom, and this small group of discussion turned into a large scale project. Within two days of their conversation, and participated in a convention- the Seneca Falls convention, for the discussion of the rights of woman. The women’s rights movement ended in the year 1920, this led to the formation of the national American woman suffrage Association, and along with the introduction of the 19th amendment, women gained the right to vote in the constitution.

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