The Women's Rights Movement (1848-1920) was not an unexpected revolution. Its progression can be seen through the works of several writers of American literature, in the eras most important to its arrival. In the period of exploration and colonization (1492-1700), Anne Bradstreet introduced the world to the potential of women writers. Then, in the period of the Enlightenment and Revolution (1700-1830), Phillis Wheatly, an enslaved African, steps outside her borders using her intellect to express her opinions to members of a race that considered itself superior. Finally, in the mid-1800s, women decided to take action and claim the rights they believed they were entitled to, and Margaret Fuller shocked the nation with her writings on equality. The emergence of the Women's Rights Movement can be attributed to writers Anne Bradstreet, Phillis Wheatly, and Margaret Fuller, women who were not afraid to talk about a complex issue in a time of male domination. Their writings all contain similar opinions and attitudes towards the topic and provide the basis for a broader approach. Their controversial writings slowly influenced and developed the fight for women's rights for several decades before her arrival, bringing attention to the controversial topic of women's rights. During the period of exploration and colonization, women were not recognized. Nations were concerned with conquering and colonizing new lands, thus leaving all other issues aside. Men were the driving forces in exploration and women had no involvement. Anne Bradstreet's writings during this period marked the first major step for women in American literature. Her writing style challenged current views on women's writing and encouraged other women to take up writing... middle of paper... in 2009 she states that "poetry, always aesthetically privileged, could simultaneously confirm literary abilities of women and American literary ability". civilization while remaining modestly “small”. (Kilcup). Poetry was not necessarily about concepts, but rather about appearance. It was more about impressions than what lay beneath. While poetry was not one of the most informative forms of writing, it provided foundations for valid, yet subtle, awareness. It is not a style of writing intended to inform but rather to introduce a topic and allow readers to draw their own conclusions from the material. Bradstreet played an important role in the emergence of women's rights by introducing the idea of ​​women's equality in America, leaving it to others to take the material and use it as they saw fit. Without Bradstreet's initial step, the women's rights movement might have been further hindered.