What were the causes of the movement for women's rights, in the early nineteenth century?

The major
cause of this movement was a general movement towards reform that was going on in the United
States during the 1830s and 1840s.

During the 1820s and 1830s, the US
economy and society were changing.  The economy was moving away from subsistence farming and
barter and more toward a "commercial revolution."  This caused great upheaval in
society.  These...