Women and politics › Images changed after the revolution › Religious and reform movements › Took part in abolitionist movements Resistance to female political activity › Found the need to secure their own rights Expanded their work › Fights for others rights caused a fight for their own rights
Sarah and Angelina Grimké › First activists to combine fight for both rights › Spoke in front of mixed audiences Ministers didn’t agree Sojourner Truth › Spoke for both › Strong influence due to past experiences
Elizabeth Cady Stanton › Inspired by World’s Anti-Slavery Convention › First American meeting on women’s rights Declaration of Sentiments › Voiced discontent (1/3 signed) › Built on democratic ideals in the Declaration of independence › Called for property and custody rights › Biggest demand was voting Debate
Elizabeth Cady Stanton › Wealthy family, good education › Father’s opposition › Marriage to Henry Stanton Anti-Slavery Convention Lucretia Mott › Susan B. Anthony Kept her informed due to family life
Susan B. Anthony › Supportive family › Father was a Quaker and a reformer › Remained single Fulfillment without a husband › Met Stanton at Seneca Falls Led to work on women’s rights › Influential work Speeches, conferences, etc.
Petition for property rights › Collected 6,000 signatures › New York answered their calls Married Women’s Property Act › Property ownership › Lawsuits › Right to vote was still in progress