Women's suffrage would take many years to become a reality. Why did legislation giving women the right to vote take so long to pass--even though the plight of women became a major concern during the Industrial Revolution?

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Beginning in the mid-1800s, American women became involved in social reform movements in greater numbers than ever before. They participated in the struggle to abolish slavery, the battle to outlaw alcohol (known as the temperance movement), the effort to ban child labor, and several other missions.