When thinking of the 1800s, often times a person's mind reflects on the journey the United States made from a nation which allowed slavery to a nation which abolished slavery, and all the turmoil associated from the beginning of the century to the end. Another fight for rights was going on at the same time which paralleled the struggle the black person was having - that of women. The intent of this three day lesson is to allow students to learn, investigate and analyze the expectations for women during the time period and the rights they did not have under those expectations. They will review documents generated during the period and combine this with text book accounts and internet information to produce a platform for debate regarding allowing women's rights or not at a fictitious forum in 1860.