Problem
Before the Civil War, women could neither vote nor participate in public life. However, they could participate in the abolition movement. That sometimes involved attending related meetings. Leaders of the women's movement supported women's equality in voting, property rights, and education, among other areas. At that time, women were regarded primarily as homemakers, and they received less schooling than men did.
"According to some observers at that time, what were the main arguments against allowing women to vote"?