How does the author support the idea that women found ways to be involved in the abolitionist movement without having the right to petition or to vote?

Though there were always people who were strongly against the slave trade since it began in the 15th

century, organizations didn't begin to form in Britain until slavery had been outlawed in the country. If

that seems strange, this is because although slavery had been ruled illegal, people could still hold

slaves, or trade them in other countries that were under British rule at the time.

People that were fighting to end slavery were known as "abolitionists." They wanted to "abolish" every

aspect of slavery. These organizations were largely dominated by men. Two of the most famous

abolitionists in history were the Englishmen William Wilberforce and Thomas Clarkson. However, it is

not widely known that women also played a major role in the anti-slavery movement. In fact, it was a

woman, known as Lady Middleton, who first persuaded both Wilberforce and Clarkson to join the

abolitionist movement