
While being born in the modern times, no woman knows what it was like to have a status less than a man?s. It is hard to envision what struggles many
women had to go through in order to get the rights to be considered equal. In the essay The Meanings
of Seneca Falls, 1848-1998, Gerda Lerner recalls the events surrounding the great
women?s movement. Among the several
women that stand out in the movement, Elizabeth Cady Stanton stands out because
of her accomplishments. Upon being denied seating and voting rights at the World Antislavery Convention
of 1840, she was outraged and humiliated, and wanted change. Because
of Elizabeth Cady Stanton?s great perseverance, the Seneca Falls Convention
of 1848 was a success as well as a great influence on the future
of women?s rights.