Women did not have the same rights as men for a long time and it was unfair to all the women. One way that the women did not have the same rights was that women did not have the right of speech. The women were not allowed to speak freely like men. The freedom of speech was a denied right for women in places like courts or conventions. (Document 1) In 1840 Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton attended the World Anti-Slavery Convention in London. The had a lot to say ,but they had to sit behind a heavy curtain, sit silently and were not allowed to take part in the convention. This regulated the 1st Amendment because the 1st Amendment states that all the citizens would be guaranteed the freedom of speech. Furthermore, women’s rights were very
