the revolution that established Mexico as an independent republic
The passage of the Married Women's Property Act resulted in improvement of women's rights in New York.
Stephen Douglass, was an eloquent speaker who escaped slavery. Although teaching slaves to read was illegal, Douglass managed, through creative means, to learn to read. He escaped slavery and managed to get to London, where his speeches were greatly admired. Well wishers in London gave him money to legally purchase his freedom.
slaves
it failed in the house of representatives
the gay rights movement in the United States
women were supposed to influence their husbands and raise patriotic children
Amelia Bloomer
poems
Women were not allowed to hold property