It might surprise some, but feminism did not begin with sexual liberation on it’s agenda. On item they did address, however, was male promiscuity. They denounced prostitution and demanded that men honor their commitments to their wives, and that sons learn to honor the integrity of all women. Equal rights, they believed, could be achieved only by fidelity, mutual sacrifice and commitment. Self-control, not self-indulgence, was their rally cry.