Today you see women working in big companies without thinking about it. Before women had the rights they have today, you would not see them holding big jobs, on television, in movies, or selling and buying property. Women have the rights they have because of the hard work of many important women, the Women's Rights Conventions, the 19th Amendment, and many other important processes that have allowed women to have the same rights as men . Perhaps the most popular women's rights activist is Susan. B. Antoine. She was born on February 15, 1820 and raised in a Quaker family. She then worked as a teacher before becoming a leading figure in the abolitionist and women's suffrage movements. She worked with Elizabeth Cady Stanton and would eventually lead the National American Woman Suffrage Association. A dedicated writer and speaker, Anthony died on March 13, 1906. Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born on November 12, 1815, in Johnstown, New York. She was an abolitionist and a leading figure in the early feminist movement. An eloquent writer, her Declaration of Sentiments was a revolutionary call for women's rights in a variety of areas. Elizabeth Cady Stanton served as president of the National Woman Suffrage Association for 20 years and worked closely with Susan B. Anthony. By the 1950s, women had gained some rights, but they still had a long way to go before they had the same rights as them. Today. Working women were rarely seen in 1950s film and television. Professional jobs were still largely closed to women. The average woman earned only 60 percent of what men earned. In some states, women could not enter into contracts. They also could not sell or buy property for themselves. For married couples, rape did not exist and there were not many American women exercising their right to vote for the first time. It took activists and reformers nearly 100 years to achieve this right, and the campaign was not easy: disagreements over strategy repeatedly threatened to set the movement back. But on August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was finally ratified, enfranchising all American women and declaring for the first time that they, like men, deserved all the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. on August 26, 1920, when the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was finally ratified. After approximately 100 years of women's rights conventions, petitions, and hard work, women exercised their right to vote for the first time. Before this time, women had acquired certain rights, but they still had a long way to go before they had the same rights as today..