Womens rights
... Testing different approaches, the early womens rights leaders came to view the ballot as the best way to change the system, but they did not limit their efforts to one issue. Fifty years after the convention, women could claim progress in property rights, divorce and child custody laws, employment and educational opportunities, and increased social freedoms. By the early 20th century, a coalition of suffragists, temperance groups, reform-minded politicians, and womens social welfare organizations mustered a successful push for the vote. ... " Anthony promptly enlisted in the cause of womens rights.