Women’s rights emerged alongside abolitionism and they were greatly intertwined together and affected each other. More often than not, individuals who joined the antislavery movement also joined the women’s rights movement.. With their ideals very similar as it focused on equality over all, putting the perspective on two issues that Americans still debate over today - racial, and gender equality. The movement mostly began with the “woman question”, and many women who started off as abolitionists also became more active with issues dealing with women’s rights - the antislavery movement playing an extremely important role. The early stages of the movement were built up on experiences and concepts from other social justice efforts to improve human
