Role of women

Women were considered as second-class citizens in America. They were portrayed as being weak and had less rights than men did, including the right to vote and the right to control their own money or property. Most women were expected to be overly kind, dress nicely, and be a typical housewife. They also had less opportunity in workplace and education. In the mid-1800s, women started to fight for equality.

In the 1848, supporters of women's rights gathered and formed the Seneca Falls Convention. They listed out many acts of tyranny that shows how men and women were treated unequally and proved that men and women are created equal. One of the women called Sojourner Truth proved it by showing people her strong arms and telling them how she could farm like men. In the years after the Seneca Falls Convention, states began to change their laws even though the progress was slow. For example, New York gave women the control over their own property and wages. Other states passed more liberal divorce laws. The demand for right to vote was accepted later but was also met in the 1920.