PCWH- Women's Rights Movement

Women’s Rights Movement (1848-1920)

Main Goals:

• Right to vote

• Own Property

• Retain direct earnings

• labor organizations

• public edu reforms

• temperance movement

Seneca Falls Convention 1848

• First formal gatherings devoted to women’s rights in the US

• organizers were Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott

Sojourner Truth Speech

• Ain’t I a Woman? which focused on equality

Susan B Anthony

• A prominent leader in the women's suffrage movement, advocating for women's right to vote and co-founding the National Woman Suffrage Association.

• Signatures 6000

Sarah Grimke (1792-1873)

• one of the first major female abolitionists and organizer of the women's rights movement, Grinke argued for equal educational opportunities, equal pay, and the right to vote for all American women

Abigail (Abby) Kelley Foster (1811-1887)

• A prominent activist in the abolitionist and women's rights movements, known for her powerful speeches and advocacy for social reform. She was also a prominent member of the American Anti-Slavery Society alongside other activists such as Susan B. Anthony, Lucretia Mott, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

Lucy Stone (1818-1893)

• a gifted speaker who founded the American Woman Suffrage Association, an organization that engaged in state-by-state campaigns to encourage legislation guaranteeing the right to vote for American women.