Throughout the 19th century, the role of women began to change. Gradually, women's role shifted from strictly domestic work to having their own say in their own reform groups. After the American Revolution, women began to have a say in what happened in their daily lives or in the lives of their children and husbands. A woman having her own say was something new to the men, but they were willing to listen. Women did not gain the right to vote nationally until the 1920s, but the beginning of their right to vote and political movement began in the 19th century with the changing times of the Industrial Revolution and life after the American Revolution. During the 19th century, the formation of social classes became more apparent. Additionally, the roles of housewives were changing. Women were still seen as weak and passive, but were beginning to be seen as moral superiors over men. (Goldfield, 324) As farms were no longer used in the Northern states, women chose to have fewer children because they would become an economic burden on their children....