A Call for Women?s Rights The Struggle Begins 1820 rights of USA women limited couldn?t vote, serve on jury, attend college, enter medicine/law married women couldn?t own property or keep wages both men & women believed women belonged 2 privacy of home women active in social reforms began 2 demand equal rights to all citizens Sojourner Truth born into slavery in NYS illiterate but important voice in woman?s rights Lucretia Mott, Quaker abolitionist Quakers allowed women 2 take public roles Lucretia Mott had a lot of experience in public organizing and speaking Seneca Falls Convention 1840 Mott traveled 2 London & attended international antislavery convention there she met Elizabeth Cady Stanton honeymooning w/ husband (delegate 2 conference)