Margaret Douglass actions in the 1850’s had a tremendous impact on America in general even if her actions alone did not accomplish …show more content…
The actions of people, such as Mrs. Douglass allowed for change to occur, and allowed for people to change their perspective of how they saw others. All this came to be not because of one factor, but do to many, such as women gaining more rights, African-American gaining some of their freedom in the north, and people like Mrs. Douglass who fought the norms of the time in the South. The 1800’s was the era that created the opening to change society, and the years that followed were the progression that was required in order to improve America. Change does not come quick, and although one person can create the opening for change to occur it requires the masses in order to bring real change and equality under the law and