Throughout history, women have aimed for a recognized place in society. Women generally have had fewer legal rights and career opportunities than men. Wifehood and motherhood were regarded as women's most significant professions. Looking at the world today, many accomplishments in women's rights have occurred in the last century. In the 20th century, women in most nations won the right to vote and increased their educational and job opportunities. Most importantly, women have gained the accomplishment of a reevaluation of their role in society.
             During the early 19th century, freedom was trying to be reached across the world. Women such as Lucretia Mott and Susan B. Anthony created many organizations for equality and independence as early as 1848. Countries from across the world like the United States, Argentina, Iceland, Persia, and China met to give more rights to women; yet, even with these activist groups, victory did not occur for a long time. Historically women have always been considered inferior creatures both intellectually and physically to men. There has always been a stereotype that "a woman's place is in the home." Women were expected to be caregivers, bear and raise children, and clean and cook for the family. Because men were seen as superior to women, they would always have the final word in what was being done. Men practically owned his wife and children as he did his material possessions. However, fortunately, times have changed and so has the role that women play in society. In this country, women have the ability to choose to create their own lives, own businesses, become what they've always dreamed of, speak their minds, or balance a family and a career. Throughout the years, women have demonstrated that if enough effort is in place, women are able to accomplish all a man can accomplish and even more. It is important to look back upon history and value the actions taken by women in the 19th and 20th centuries to...