America's foundation has been built on the American dream of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Women in the mid-1800's were no exception to this dream and found a field of activity in social reform movements (Faragher 393). Women such as Susan B. Anthony and Lucy Stone were both working towards the common goal of social change for women. Political, legal and social equality were subjects in women's rights conventions such as the first …showed first 75 words of 517 total…

…showed last 75 words of 517 total…able to alter the American mind. Over the years, states passed property laws more favorable to women and altered divorce laws to allow women to retain custody of children (Faragher 394). The uncompromising spirit of the women's reform movement aided in gaining women the right to vote 72 years after the Seneca Falls Convention. The 19th Amendment to the Constitution was a great victory in the women's reform movement and laid the foundation for an improved America