I.The First Wave of the American Women's Movement In the 1840s,the American feminists saw the connection between women's position and that of the black slaves: -The two groups were both described as inferior,and therefore needing mastery; -They were often described as childlike,and therefore needing control; -They were regarded as without intelligence,and therefore not to be trusted to vote or to exercise judgment in public affair; -They were basically unthinking and thus inferior creatures, they were actually happier under the domination of masters. I. The First Wave of the American Women’s Movement • In the 1840s, the American feminists saw the connection between women’s position and that of the black slaves: -The two groups were both described as inferior, and therefore needing mastery; -They were often described as childlike, and therefore needing control; -They were regarded as without intelligence, and therefore not to be trusted to vote or to exercise judgment in public affair; -They were basically unthinking and thus inferior creatures, they were actually happier under the domination of masters