The position of women during the nineteenth century underwent a gradual change. Women fought for social, economic and political equality. The feminist movement was established so that women could reach their aims. The birthplace of the women’s rights movement is Great Britain. The most influential liberal thoughts and the first feminist writings come from the British Isles. The first major aim of the movement was gaining the suffrage. The suffrage movement was strong in Britain and in the United States. The suffrage bill was passed first in the world in New Zealand in 1893. New Zealand was in a special position because it inherited the British political and legislative system... (Introduction)