Women in the United States have made significant progress toward equality, but experts say there is still more to achieve."Women have made major strides, but there's so much more that could be done," said Pamela Nadell, a professor of history at American University. The fight for women's rights in the U.S. gained momentum in 1848 at the Seneca Falls Convention, the first women's rights convention in the country, where the Declaration of Sentiments was signed.