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The Seneca Falls Convention


Woman in early 19th century created the first women’s movement and gain right on

their own names which represented start of a great fight over being recognized as an

equal human being to men. They were gaining access in many different areas: political,

legal and cultural.

Quaker women pioneered in these kinds of changes. They had organized women’s

meetings at churches and preach sometimes at the cost of their lives. Quakers had many

of the greatest women such as Lucretia Mott. But it was still not enough for a major

reform. The South was more tolerant for women and it respected it’s position at that

period. On the North opposition to slavery became moralistic and all defenders of women

rights weren’t strong enough for starting any kind of reform because it was potentially

dangerous. So by giving away more public roles to women the society on South became

more successful and more and......

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