Suffragist and Abolitionist

She paved the way for the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which gave women the right to vote. She wrote pamphlets, gave speeches, and hosted conventions to promote the cause of women's suffrage.

• Elizbeth Cady Stanton

• Susan B. Anthony

• Sojourner Truth

• Harriet Tubman

With Susan B. Anthony, she formed the National Woman Suffrage Association. They believed strongly that women should be given the right to vote. She presented an important document called the Declaration of Sentiments: women and men were created equal and should be treated the same under law.

• Elizbeth Cady Stanton

• Susan B. Anthony

• Sojourner Truth

• Harriet Tubman

A famous abolitionists. She was a conductor on the Underground Railroad helping slaves to escape to the north. She made 19 trips to help about 300 slaves escape.

• Elizbeth Cady Stanton

• Susan B. Anthony

• Sojourner Truth

• Harriet Tubman

An abolitionist and feminist during the nineteenth century. Truth escaped enslavement and, despite being unable to read or write, rose to be a leader in the fight for equality and fair treatment for both women and African Americans.

• Elizbeth Cady Stanton

• Susan B. Anthony

• Sojourner Truth

• Harriet Tubman

After escaping from slaver in 1838, he went on to become a prominent writer, speaker, and abolitionist in the years leading up to the Civil War.

• Frederick Douglas

• Susan B. Anthony

• Sojourner Truth

• Harriet Tubman