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After being considered second class citizens for quite some time, women's roles in the family, society, and the workplace were revolutionized.

During this time, women were in full control of rearing and raising children. In the beginning, men made the decision whether or not to have children. Now, birth control is becoming an option. Although women had the option of getting a job, after marriage they assumed the role of homemaker. Gradually, women were becoming more in control of their home and family life.

Women's role in society was also changing. In this time period, there were several reform movements. One of these was a prison reform. This reform was led by Dorothea Dix. Her leading this movement is an example of how women were becoming leaders of the people. Dix fought for better treatment of the criminally insane (Document D). Another change in society for women was the Declaration of Sentiments. This was basically an altered rendition of the Declaration of Independence. It stated that "all men and women are created equal." This is another example that society as a whole was beginning to view women differently than before. The Cult of Domesticity...