Women's Rights and Abolition Movement

These flashcards cover key concepts, figures, and events related to women's rights and the abolition movement, providing a foundational understanding for exam preparation.

Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Key figures in the women's rights movement; organized the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848.

Seneca Falls / Declaration of Sentiments

A document outlining the rights of women, modeled after the Declaration of Independence, asserting that 'all men and women are created equal.'

Temperance Movement

A social movement aiming to ban all alcohol in the USA.

Separate Spheres concept

The idea that men should operate outside the home in politics, while women's roles were confined to domestic duties.

Cult of Domesticity

The cultural belief that a woman's place was in the home, responsible for civilizing her husband and children.

Abolition Movement

The movement aimed at ending slavery and gaining rights for enslaved individuals.

Cotton and slavery's economic impact

Cotton made up 58% of U.S. exports by the Civil War, which created a dependency on slavery for economic profit.

Frederick Douglass

An escaped slave who became a prominent abolitionist and founded 'The North Star' newspaper.

Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad

A network of safehouses and routes that helped escaped slaves reach the North; Tubman made numerous trips to escort slaves to freedom.

Abolitionist

A person who advocated for the end of slavery.

Dorothea Dix

An advocate for the reform of mental health care and prison rehabilitation programs.

Education Reform

An initiative, led by figures like Horace Mann, to improve the US education system prior to 1859.