Lucretia Mott

Among the delegates was Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, they met and began talking of a convention to confront the issues surrounding the condition of women. The Seneca Falls Convention lasted for the period of two days and discussed “social, civil, and religious condition of woman1”. The convention hosted close to three-hundred women and on the second day approximately forty men attended. Along with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, and Martha Coffin Wright were main organizers…

The two ladies that organized the meeting was Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott. Elizabeth decided to draft a document like that of the Declaration of Independence. It was called the Declaration of Sentiment, Grievances, and Resolutions. This document stated that men and women were created equal and it helped women address…

An underlying message that I’ve noticed throughout the accounts included in these readings is the difference between “women” and “ladies.” The first paragraph of “Resistance Rises” is quick to note that these early glass ceiling-breakers were “not well-behaved ladies” like their gender informed them to be, but “women reshaping themselves.” This subtle distinction has helped me to compartmentalize a female’s transformation. The lady remains quiet while the woman speaks out; the lady sits while…

America entered a time of progress and reform from 1890 to the 1920’s. This timeframe marked a great turning point for women in society. Progressive legislation, like the nineteenth amendment, helped create the flapper sub­culture that encouraged the liberalization of women in society. The sub­culture encouraged use of birth control, and encourage women to take control of their own lives. Before 1890, the role women played in society was very limited. They were to stay home to clean, raise and…

July 13, 1848-- a hot summer day in Waterloo, upstate New York. A tea party is being held at Jane Hunt’s home, and over teacups, a conversation between five friends arises (“Stanton” par. 3). The conversation starts out normally, as the women talk about their daily lives. However, at one point the conversation takes a turn, and the topic of women’s rights is brought up. One of these five women had a dream that one day, women would have the same rights as men. And for generations after her,…

Document One What type of list does Bennett make here? Bennett is making a list about topics in the government and in our world that need to be addressed such as women’s rights. To what does Bennett compare Lucretia Mott and other defenders of women’s rights? Bennett compare Lucretia Mott and other defenders of women’s rights to the devil and the defenders to the devil’s angels. Document Two Where did Henry Amringe make these comments? This comment was made in England I say that because of this…

A Time of Rebellion The 1830’s through 1861 was a time of rebellion and progress. When Cyrus McCormick invented the mechanical mower it increased the efficiency of wheat farming. The Market Revolution brought railways, new farming systems and an increased need for labor. Wheat farming, cotton trading, and industrial factories were expanding. Slaves did more work than ever before and rights of people were ignored. African American were slaves for too long and were finally getting sick of working…

Have you ever wondered what the women did in WW1? The women’s suffrage movement and the 19th amendment were a tough movement for women to accomplish until its victorious day granted women the right to vote. To understand the women's suffrage. I will be diving into why women should vote and the conventions. The 19th Amendment lawfully promises American women the right to vote. In the early 1800s, women prearranged, petitioned, and demonstrated to win the right vote, but it took them years to…

Seneca Falls, New York (Footnote). After being prohibited to enter a convention in London on world slavery because, they were women. There was a discussion about whether or not female delegates should partake in the convention. After that debate, Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton decided to create their own convention to discuss the rights that women should have. This started because at the convention, the women were segregated from the male speakers and were lucky enough that the men…

She, Lucretia Mott, Martha Coffin Wright, and a handful of other women systematized the first women’s rights convention at the Stanton home in Seneca Falls on July 19 and 20. Stanton wrote a Declaration of Sentiments, which she displayed on the Declaration of Independence…