13-5 Women’s Rights Pages 423-428 Women’s Struggle for Equal Rights (Women begin to divide focus between abolition & Women’s Rights Movements) * Early Writings for Women’s Rights * Sojourner Truth 2. Opposing the Call for Women’s Rights (Although some opposed equal rights for women, the movement continued to grow) * The Movement Grows * Opposition to Women’s Rights Seneca Falls Convention (Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Lucretia Mott organize the first public meeting about Women’s Rights ) * Declaration of Sentiments * Women’s Rights Leaders

13-5 Women’s Rights Women’s Struggles for Equal Rights Pages 423-428 Women’s Struggles for Equal Rights Fighting for abolition led women to fight for equality for women Women had to defend their right to speak in public A. Early Writings for Women’s Rights 1838 Sarah Grimke writes a pamphlet called Letters on the Equality of the Sexes & the Condition of the Women 1845 transcendentalist Margaret Fuller writes Women in the 19th Century. This book influenced many in the movement B. Sojourner Truth Powerful supporter of women’s rights & abolition Truth was born into slavery in 1797 as Isabella Baumfree She changed her name for her mission as a traveler (Sojourner) who spreads the “Truth” about slavery & women’s rights

13-5 Women’s Rights Pages 423-428 Sarah Grimke wrote a pamphlet on the condition of women that helped the movement. Sojourner Truth changed her name from Isabella Baumfree and traveled the U.S. speaking the truth about slavery and women’s rights Margaret Fuller was a transcendentalist who wrote about women’s rights.

13-5 Women’s Rights 2. Opposing the Call for Women’s Rights Pages 423-428 2. Opposing the Call for Women’s Rights Publications for Women’s Rights appeared after the Revolutionary War, but were not a strong issue then A. The Movement Grows Women began to be more active in leading reform movements Working with men in reforms led some men to begin to fight for women’s rights B. Opposition to Women’s Rights Many women did not believe they needed rights Men did not want Women’s Rights to interfere with a woman tending to her family at home Some also thought that women lacked the physical & mental strength to survive without men’s protection

13-5 Women’s Rights Pages 423-428 Women worked together to organize themselves and promote the causes of Women’s Rights. This is an illustration of women working around the home in the 1840’s.

13-5 Women’s Rights Pages 423-428 3. Seneca Falls Convention While on her honeymoon, Elizabeth Cady Stanton attended the World’s Anti-slavery Convention Stanton was not allowed to participate in Anti-slavery Convention The treatment at the Anti-Slavery Convention angered Stanton & her friend Lucretia Mott Stanton & Mott organized the Seneca Falls Convention A. Declaration of Sentiments The Convention organizers wrote the Declaration of Sentiments This Declaration detailed beliefs about the injustices towards women The Declaration of Independence was used as the basis for the Sentiments – 18 charges were made against men B. Women’s Rights Leaders Lucy Stone, a speaker for the Anti-Slavery Society, was a gifted speaker who advance the cause of Women’s Rights Susan B. Anthony brought strong organizational skills, & helped turn the movement into a political one Elizabeth Cady Stanton wrote many documents & speeches for the movement that Anthony delivered- founder & leader of National Women’s Suffrage Association

13-5 Women’s Rights Elizabeth Cady Stanton Lucretia Mott Pages 423-428 Elizabeth Cady Stanton Lucretia Mott Illustration of Seneca Falls Convention

13-5 Women’s Rights Susan B. Anthony on dollar coin Lucy Stone Pages 423-428 Susan B. Anthony on dollar coin Lucy Stone Declaration of Sentiments