The 13th of July in 1848, marked the beginning of the Women's Rights Movement. That summer day a group of ladies met to have some tea in upstate New York. Among them stood Elizabeth Cady Stanton a great feminist of her time. And indeed when the conversation leaned towards feminism, Stanton had much to say. Such devout a speech was hers, that all those (women) present were convinced on doing something for the issue. Right then …
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…Rights Act as well as the Equal Rights Amendment which so happened to be three states short of ratification when the deadline came in 1972. It hasn't been ratified to this day. And even though men weren't able to adjust at first, they were left with no choice but to yield. According to modern women, the "third wave" is still going on, and although women have accomplished so much, a lot still remains to be done.