In the nineteenth century, women and slaves had very little rights. Women were holding various movements to trying to gain rights for themselves. They were furious at that fact they were being denied many of the rights men had, solely based on their gender. Women would lose property once they got married, even it had been it their family for centuries. If they were working when they got married they had to quit their job to become a housewife. There were multiple movements and speeches given to attempt to gain rights. The costs of letting the lack of women’s rights continue that women were not making money for their family. They were arguing that if they were able to work after marriage, they would be able to help support their families.
