ning, the telephone, gas illumination, the linotype machine, which made office work
easier for women, and the bicycle which opened the door for more comfortable clothes,
railroads also made travel more easy. These inventions definitely gave women more
time, and made women's lives easier. Women's magazines also gave women a voice and
character, for the first time people became interested in what women were thinking and
doing as persons instead of just housewives. As the century progressed more and more
colleges began to accept women, therefore enabling women to become educated and
obtain resources that would make them leaders, writers, poets, and so on.
These changes also brought women to new realizations. It stirred women up, and
gave them the desire to be heard and acknowledged. July, 1848 brought five women
together, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, Martha Wright, Jane Hunt, and Mary
Ann McClintock. This group met for a social afternoon in Seneca Falls to discuss the
numerous grievances suffered by women. The Seneca Falls Women's Right Convention
took place on July 18th and 19th in 1848. These five women had written up a Declaration
of Women's Rights and displayed it to the thousands of women who showed up for the
first convention, and the conventions that were to follow. From these conventions
millions of women were inspired and decided to join the movement, one of these was
Susan B. Anthony joined Mrs. Stanton in campaigns by petition and bombarded
the state legislature with signatures of millions of women who wanted their rights. (1850-
1920) Susan B. Anthony also organized the collection of four hundred thousand
signatures urging the passage of the 13th Amendment which would abolish slavery. Susan
B. Anthony was an influential leader in the Women's Movement, as well as the Civil
Rights Movement and encouraged others to do l...