Lucretia Mott (1793 - 1880)
Thu Jan 03, 1793
Lucretia Mott, born on this day in 1793, was an American Quaker, abolitionist, women's rights activist, pacifist, and social reformer. She had formed the idea of reforming the position of women in society when she was amongst the women excluded from the World Anti-Slavery Convention in 1840.
In 1848, Mott was invited by Jane Hunt to a meeting that led to the first public gathering about women's rights, the Seneca Falls Convention, during which Mott co-wrote the Declaration of Sentiments.
When slavery was outlawed in 1865, Mott advocated giving former slaves who had been bound to slavery laws within the U.S., whether male or female, the right to vote. She remained a central figure in the abolition and suffrage movement until her death in 1880.
- Date: 1793-01-03
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