The women's-rights movement in the United States was first started by women who

faced economic discrimination in the workplace
had experience in other social-reform movements
were important figures in the Second Great Awakening
had an impact on the outbreak of the Revolutionary War

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The women's-rights movement in the United States was first started by women who had experience in other social-reform movements. Many early advocates for women's rights were also involved in abolitionism, temperance, and other social justice causes, which helped shape their views on gender equality and led to the emergence of the women's rights movement.