To 1840, the roots of the Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention can be traced. Two women named Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton attended the World Anti-Slavery Convention in London as delegates with their husbands. The Credentials Committee ruled that women were “constitutionally unfit for public and professional meetings.” At these meetings, women were separated from men and could not speak or express their opinions. Men were the only ones allowed to speak. Stanton and Mott came together to try to build a platform to address women's rights. This action marked the beginning of the women's rights movement. There is an ongoing debate around the world on the topic of women's rights and equality. Some have stronger opinions than others, but in the long run it appears that women have come a long way since the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 as well as the civil rights movement of the 1920s. civil rights, women fight for religious freedom, equality, education, the right to vote, the expression of their voice in government and family life. Over the past generations, dramatic social and legal changes have been undertaken to pave the way for the acceptance of women today; changes such as affirmative action, reproductive rights, abortion, and the pursuit of higher education. Generations of women came together to help build a stronger foundation for women's rights by participating in civil rights meetings, petition drives, lobbying, public speaking, and acts of resistance non-violent. Women have also overcome challenges such as rejection, isolation, discrimination and unfair treatment within the job market. In today's society, women now have more opportunities than ever, such as getting involved...... middle of paper ......terworld.net/quotes/women-quotes .htm• http://usatoday.com/news /education/• http://nces.ed.gov• http://education-portal.com/articles/• http://www.infoplease.com/spot /.html• www.wcl.american.edu/ gender law/.pdf• ​​www.nwlc.org• www.aclu.org/capital/general.html• www.diversity.ilstu.edu/edu_opportunity. com• www.Thinkexist.com/quotes• http://bailiwick. lib.uiowa.edu.html• IreneM. Frank and David M. Brwonstone.Women's World: A Timeline of Women in History• Cheryl Toronto Kalny. “Problems of women in the world”. The Green Encyclopedia• Elizabeth Frost-Knappman and Kathryn Cullen-Duport. Women's Rights on Trial: 101 Historic Trials from Anne Hatchinson to Virginia Millitary Institute Cadets.• http://www.colorado.edu/Amstuele's/Lewe's/2010/feminism.html• http://www.legacy98. org/timeline.html• http://countystudies.us/United-states/history-131.html