How the Goals of Feminists Have Changed
From the late 1800s to the early 2000s
Feminism has been alive for centuries, but it did not become a significant movement until the late 1840s.
Of course, the main goal of feminists has been and always will be gender equality; although, that is not all they have been focused on throughout history. To reach their overall goal, they have had to set many smaller goals toward complete gender equality.
Nineteenth to Early Twentieth-Century Feminism
In 1848, a group of five women found the courage to gather others and fight for the rights that they believed should have been given to them in the first place. This international group of women in Seneca Falls marked the beginning of a revolution, but the first national convention on women’s rights was held in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1850.
The complaints of five women sparked what is now one of the most significant movements in history.
The convention in Seneca Falls made hundreds of women realize how unjustly they had been treated. When they thought of ways that could change, voting was the most influential thing that came to mind. Women felt oppressed, and rightfully so, and they jumped at the opportunity to make a change.
