What does “movement” mean? There are many definitions for the word. In this case I am referring to a political meaning. Movement is a series of organized activities working towards a goal. There have been many groups in history who have started movements over the decades. One that strikes me the most is the women's suffrage movement. Women's movements are led by powerful, courageous women who push to improve women's lives or the lives of others. The most familiar movements are those involved in politics, in efforts to change women's roles and status in society. Women's groups also try to improve the lives of others with the help of religious and charitable activities. Whether it was a political, religious or charitable women's movement, each woman from each group had an impact on today's view of women and achieved greater political involvement. Imagine being a woman in the 1800s. Imagine being at home all day, cleaning, cooking, sewing and doing all the household chores by yourself, without anyone's help. In today's world, staying at home all day is what "lazy" people like. In the 1800s, I'm pretty sure the word "lazy" wasn't in anyone's vocabulary. Throughout history, cultures have deemed women to hold a poorer status than men due to physical differences between the sexes. Men have a larger and more masculine figure than women, being less virile and more feminine. These physical disadvantages are the reason why women stayed home to take care of their families because it was thought to be too dangerous to do the hard “men's work”. Women were also considered less intelligent, more emotional and less assertive than men. Women had low social status and fewer rights than men. H......middle of paper......zabeth Cady Stanton was born in 1815 and died in 1902. While on a honeymoon, he met a young woman named Lucretia Mott. Both were present at the World Anti-Slavery Convention, of which Stanton's husband was a delegate. Stanton and Mott were enraged by the women's rejection, so they decided to organize a meeting about women's rights. This meeting was considered a women's rights convention and was held in Seneca Falls. This was the first real meeting and it took place in New York. Stanton then composed “The Declaration of Sentiments.” The text proposed that women receive the right education and changes to the law to raise the status of "lady". The women who attended the first congress agreed to sign the declaration. That same year, Stanton spread protests and calls for the New York Congress to pass acts relating to New York's married women..