One of two of the first women’s activists in the United States, Lucretia Mott, dedicated her life to helping others, fighting for the abolition of slavery and equal rights for all people under God. She, along with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, would go on to change the way women and minorities in the United States were perceived and treated, even hundreds of years later. Born on January 3rd, 1793, in a small island town referred to as Nantucket, Massachusetts, Lucretia Mott, who was then named Lucretia Coffin, was welcomed into the world by her Quaker parents. At the age of 10, she moved to Boston along with her family due to her father’s job, then moved once more, this time to Dutchess County, New York, to attend “The Nine Partners School," a school run by Quakers with whom her father was
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Despite her speaking out against the mistreatment and foul behavior towards slaves, in 1840, she and her husband attended the World Anti-Slavery Convention. However, she was discriminated against due to her gender and, therefore, wasn’t allowed inside. In Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848, Lucretia Mott, along with Elizabeth Cady Stanton (a fellow abolitionist and women’s rights activist), organized and held The Seneca Falls Convention, which, according to Britannica, is referred to as “the first of its kind," its goal being “to discuss the social, civil, and religious rights of women," bringing up the famous quote from the constitution, “all men and women are created equal” (“Lucretia Mott”). This well-known convention was stated as the birthplace of American feminism. Lucretia Mott spent the rest of her life continuing to speak out against such issues, even during the Civil War, when she and her husband helped slaves escape their confinement through the Underground
Despite her speaking out against the mistreatment and foul behavior towards slaves, in 1840, she and her husband attended the World Anti-Slavery Convention. However, she was discriminated against due to her gender and, therefore, wasn’t allowed inside. In Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848, Lucretia Mott, along with Elizabeth Cady Stanton (a fellow abolitionist and women’s rights activist), organized and held The Seneca Falls Convention, which, according to Britannica, is referred to as “the first of its kind," its goal being “to discuss the social, civil, and religious rights of women," bringing up the famous quote from the constitution, “all men and women are created equal” (“Lucretia Mott”). This well-known convention was stated as the birthplace of American feminism. Lucretia Mott spent the rest of her life continuing to speak out against such issues, even during the Civil War, when she and her husband helped slaves escape their confinement through the Underground