Ineed 50 % of my grade need ! one of the reform movements that arose during the "freedom's ferment" of the early nineteenth century was a drive for greater rights for women, especially in the political area. women were heavily involved in many of the reform movements of this time, but they discovered that while they did much of the drudge work, with few exceptions (such as dorothea dix) they could not take leadership roles or lobby openly for their goals. politically, women were to be neither seen nor heard. the drudgery of daily housework and its deadening impact on the mind also struck some women as unfair. what reason is given for the lack of progress made after the seneca falls convention? a) the seneca falls declaration was not persuasive enough. b) the abolition movement consumed all of the nation's attention. eliminate c) women across the country did not support the reforms being suggested. d) women refused to participate in reform movements for fear of punishment.