Feminism is the advocacy of women’s rights on the basis of the equality of sexes. Throughout most of Western history, women were seen as inferior to men and had a specific role in the house while men were reserved for public life. Women were denied the right to own property, vote, participate in public life and had no access to education. Men controlled the lives of women and even had the right to sell their wives. Woman began protestesting this and fighting for their rights and equality. The first women’s rights convention was held in July of 1848. Since then, women continued to demand…