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 The Fights for Rights: Women in the Women's Rights Movement

Objectives: 1) Compare Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Sojourner Truth, and Lucretia Mott. 2) Tell why these women were so important in the Women's Rights Movement.

Answer to objectives: 1) Sojourner Truth was born in Ulster County, New York, in 1797. She was born a slave. She was originally named Isabella Baumfree, but she changed her name to Sojourner Truth. She was on of 13 children. She was sold from her family at the age of nine. She then grew up and had five children, Diana, Peter, James, Elizabeth, and Sophia. Even though Sojourner Truth was illiterate, she inspired many people that heard her. She became a very powerful voice on behalf of women and African Americans. She had a very low voice, which may be one of the reasons she was such an inspiring speaker. While she gave speeches, she often sang. She had a very powerful voice that persuaded many people. Sojourner Truth succeeded in inspiring people by talking and singing, which proves why she is such a powerful character during the fight for women's rights. Another important woman during the Women's Rights Movement was Lucretia Mott. She was born as Lucretia Coffin on January 3, 1793. She was born in Nantucket, Massachusetts. She married James Mott in 1811. She was a leader of the antislavery and Women's Rights Movements in America. She was a Quaker, and she became a Quaker minister in 1821. She is well known for her speeches against slavery, and her help in the antislavery movement. She attended the World Anti-slavery Convention in London, England, and the men did not let her attend it. This is when she met Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and together, they worked to earn women's rights. They organized the first women's rights convention in the United States at Seneca Falls, New York. Lucretia Mott was a very important person in the Women's Rights Movement. Elizabeth Cady Stanton was another important woman in the Women's Rights Movement. She was born in 1815 and she died in 1902. She had to care for seven children, yet she still found time to try to change the world. She worked with a woman named Susan B. Anthony. Together they worked to earn rights for women. Elizabeth Cady Stanton wrote a Declaration of Sentiments, and it was modeled on the Declaration of Independence. She believed that women had the right to vote, so she dedicated her life to earning women the right to vote. She fought for over 50 years, but she eventually died in 1902, only 18 years before women finally won the vote. Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a very determined woman, and she worked her whole life to earn her rights. 2) These women were so important in the Women's Rights Movement, because from the information above, it is explained that these women worked as hard as they could for their whole lives to earn their rights. All of their work eventually paid off. Women today have their rights.

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//Digitalpencil.org///‌//projects_AllGrades///‌//History_TheProgressiveMovement///‌//History_ProgressiveMovement.aspx//. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Mar. 2012. [|http://www.].

“Sojourner Truth (Isabella Baumfree).” //Lkwdpl.org///‌//wihohio///‌//trut-soj.htm//. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Mar. 2012. [|http://www.].

Chew, Robin. “Lucretia Mott Antislavery and Women’s Rights Leader.” //Lucidcafe.com///‌//library///‌//96jan///‌//mott.html//. N.p., 15 Jan. 2012. Web. 25 Mar. 2012. [|http://www.].