Women's Rights

What impact did the Abolitionist Movement have on women?

• It made them realize how women had a lot in common with enslaved people

• It made them realize that enslaved women were treated equally with enslaved men

• It made them understand that more women than men supported social reform

Who were the TWO leaders of the Women's Rights Movement?

• Lucretia Mott

• Sojourner Truth

• Frederick Douglass

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• Susan B Anthony

How did the Abolitionist Movement cause Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton to lead a Women's Rights Movement?

• They wanted to ensure that enslaved women and equal rights with free women

• The met at an Abolitionist convention but they weren't allowed to speak and had to sit in the balcony because they were women

• They met at a protest to end slavery and shared their experiences as women

Which of the following describes Lucretia Mott?

• She was the wife of an important Abolitionist

• She was a leader of Prison reform

• She was a social reformer that was motivated by religion

Which of the following was an influence on Elizabeth Cady Stanton's interest in women's rights?

• She had been abused by her husband

• She did not receive an education because she was a girl

• She heard stories of women who had been abused, and weren't protected by the law

What were THREE rights/privileges that women were denied in the 1800s?

• Right to speak in public

• Right to vote

• Right to marry

• Equal access to high paying jobs

• Right to teach

Where was the first Women's Rights Convention held?

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Boston, Massachusetts

• Seneca Falls, New York

What was the name of the proposal for Women's Rights that was created at the Seneca Falls Convention?

• Declaration of Independence

• Declaration of Sentiments

• Declaration of Rights

What was the Declaration of Sentiments modeled after?

• Declaration of Independence

• U.S. Constitution

• Bill of Rights

What famous abolitionist at the Seneca Falls Convention insisted that women should demand the right to vote?

• Harriet Tubman

• Lucretia Mott

• Frederick Douglass

• John Brown