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== When was the Birth of the Social Reform Movement? ==
[[File:Suffragettes-1921.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Figure 2. The suffrage movement and suffragettes helped create momentum for the right to vote for women.]]
In the United States, early 19th century women emerged advocating emancipation for slaves, temperance, and greater freedom for women compared to men. These campaigns were a direct outgrowth of the [[What was the Second Great AwakeningWave Feminist Movement?|Second Great Awakening]]. The Second Great Awakening in the United States (1790-1830) was a religious revival that not only brought in new converts to Christianity, but it inspired female reformers in the United States.
The leaders of this Christian movement argued that people had control over their lives and salvation in opposition to views of the existing Calvinist churches. As part of this movement, women were encouraged to build new churches and push for moral reforms in the United States. Fairly quickly women became moral advocates, while most women joined the Temperance Movement others were attracted to the abolition of slavery and expanding rights for women.
