However, global awareness has brought about huge changes. During England's Industrial Revolution, from the mid-1700s to the mid-1800s, women worked in mines, factories, mills, schools, and other assorted domestic institutions to have a better financial standard of living. These jobs were dangerous and unsanitary, leading to lives of hardship (Women in World History 1). Due to the calamities that women faced during this time, they began to realize that gender inequalities in society needed to be changed. In 1848, the Women's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York, gave way to the National Women's Suffrage Association. As women's movements boomed, an identity of self-worth and importance spread across the world. World War I and World War II were key events that demonstrated how important women were in society. It was a time when women were responsible for the home, but also had to be a source of income while men fought. As you might imagine, women felt the stress of going from being told everything they couldn't do to being allowed to do everything they needed to do to support this lifestyle. Women contributed more to society because, although they always had value in the work they were able to do, they were ultimately allowed to act and use their role. There are still many sectors, especially those in less developed countries, in which women are valuable