Before the 1800s it was improper for women to have a job, speak in public or have a say in government. Women who were married basically belonged to their spouse and had no say in property or wages. They had to listen and do whatever their spouse said. Women had fewer opportunities for jobs and if they had a job they got paid less than men. Then in the early 1800s the idea of women's rights became more common and life began to change for women. Even though women were still considered weaker they began to receive more opportunities in education. They began to have more conventions to help earn their rights. Therefore people's views on women's roles began to change. The women’s rights movement lasted at least 70 years from 1848 to the passing of the 19th amendment. The first women’s rights convention was held in Seneca Falls New York, 300 people went, 68 women and 32 men signed a list for the movement to begin. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott were in charge of the convention and invited people to it Many races were not socially, politically, and economically equal or seen as an equal race. During the women’s …show more content…
According to the constitution all men and women were created equal therefore women deserved to have the same rights as everyone else. Women deserved a chance at life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Therefore women should have the right to