How Did Women's Rights Change In The 19th Century

Throughout London’s history members and activists in the women, racial, and LGBT communities fought for the rights of these communities. They fought to change laws so that others would not have to endure the same hardships. These people changed the lives of others in these communities forever.
Women have always been thought of as second-class citizens. This is why the rights of women have always been less than men. Once women married they did not have the right to own their own property, keep their own wages, or sign a contract. This is why women were denied their right to vote, even though they weren’t officially banned from voting until 1832. It was during this time that the 1832 Reform Act and the 1835 Municipal Corporations Act banned women from voting.
Women’s suffrage in Britain did not go from not having no voting rights at all to full suffrage immediately. Advancements in women’s suffrage (or right to vote) began the start of women's rights movements and efforts towards full suffrage such as The Women’s Suffrage League.
Although women didn't normally work the rapid growth of factories opened up many jobs and being there not enough men to fill the jobs women started to fill in. “Opportunities for leisure activities increased dramatically as real wages continued to grow and hours of work continued to decline. In urban areas, the nine-hour workday became increasingly the norm; the 1874 Factory Act limited the workweek to 56.5 hours, encouraging the movement toward an eventual eight-hour workday ( Cunningham