greta: lee ann banaszak, when was that women tried to get the vote, and what was it that triggered the movement? dr. banaszak: that is a great question. it started in seneca falls, but in truth, it started earlier than that with women who were interested in the abolitionist movement but were excluded in london and elsewhere. they thought it was important for women to talk about their own rights, and in fact, the question of the rights to vote in 1848 was probably, of the many items on the agenda was the most controversial, and it was a very close vote. people or women at the convention were more focused on other aspects of women's rights at the time, but that really is the date that we highlight as the start of the women's suffrage movement. greta: what is happening in other countries at this time? are women in other countries able to vote? dr. banaszak: to start, i would say that women in new jersey voted from 1776 to about 1807, so women and at least part of the united states have the right to vote, and then it is taken away at the constitution is revived. the first country to give w

greta: lee ann banaszak, when was that women tried to get the vote, and what was it that triggered theovement? dr. banaszak: that is a great question. it started in seneca falls, but