The outcome of Reconstruction that caused change in the women’s movement was the debate over ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment.
The Fifteenth Amendment, which granted African American men the right to vote, led to a significant debate within the women's suffrage movement. Many women, including suffragists such as Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, were frustrated that the amendment did not extend voting rights to women. This sparked a renewed focus on women's rights and suffrage, ultimately influencing the trajectory of the women's movement as activists sought to secure voting rights for women in the years to come.