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abolitionist
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person who wanted to end slavery.
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frederick douglas
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african american abolitionist who wrote an anti-slavery paper called the north star.
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william loyd garrison
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white abolitionist published liberator.
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the grimke sisters
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angelina and sarah grimke daughters of south carolina slaveholder.
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the underground railroad
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network of abolitionists who helped slaves escape in the north or canada.
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sojourner truth
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isabelle thought god wanted her to fight slavery so she spoke truth across the land.
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lucretta mott
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quaker and mother of 5 children wont respect of many with her persuasive logic.
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elizabeth cady stanton
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daughter of new york judge. father wanted her to be a boy. joined an anti-slavery convention.
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seneca falls convention
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meeting where leaders of the womans rights movement called for equal right for women.
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emma willard
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opened a high school for girls in new york where women would learn mens subjects.
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mary lyon
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opened first womans collage mount holyoke in massachusetts.
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elizabeth blackwell
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attented medical school at geneva collage. first woman in U.S. to earn medical degree.
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