Transcript A New Spirit of Change Section 4: Abolition and

Chapter 14: A New Spirit of Change
Section 4: Abolition and Women’s Rights
There’s another reform movement that
wasn’t discussed in the last section
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The biggest reform
movement of the 1800’s
had to do with improving
the lives of….
Slaves.
People who called for the
abolition of slavery were
called abolitionists.
Abolitionism (2): doing
away with something
(slavery)
Three of the more outspoken abolitionists:
Frederick Douglas
(9)
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Had a black
mother and a
white father.
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Had great
courage.
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Was a talented
public speaker.
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Was a slave
when he was
younger.
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Eventually
published an
anti-slavery
newspaper.
Sojourner Truth
(10)
 Was a slave
when she was
young, but
escaped.
 Eventually lived
with the
Quakers, who
set her free.
 Huge crowds
would come
listen to her
speak.
Sara and Angelina
Grimke (5)
Sisters who
believed that slavery
was wrong.
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At that time
though, women
were not supposed
to speak in public.
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Lectured
anyways.
Some things these people did:
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Petitioned Congress to pass
laws
Elected sympathetic lawmakers
Lobbied
Held anti-slavery meetings
Wrote anti-slavery newspapers
and books
Bought and freed slaves
Helped slaves escape to
freedom
Some were real fanatics people who are carried away
beyond reason (especially in
politics or religion)
Some slaves would escape on:
the Underground Railroad (14):
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Not: underground
Not: a railroad
It was: a “network” of people who helped hide
and transport slaves – escaping to freedom in
the North, or even into Canada.
The most famous “conductors” – the
abolitionist that most people have heard of:
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Harriet Tubman (18)
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African-American
abolitionist, humanitarian,
and Union spy during the
U.S. Civil War. After
escaping from captivity, she
made thirteen missions to
rescue over three hundred
slaves using the network of
antislavery activists and
safe houses known as the
Underground Railroad. She
later helped John Brown
recruit men for his raid on
Harpers Ferry, and in the
post-war era struggled for
women's suffrage.
Remember….
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About ¾ of all
southerners did not
own any slaves.
Only 1% of
Southerners owned
large plantations (but
they had most of the
south’s political and
financial power).
A couple of other women who were
famous for helping
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
(30)
 Fought for women’s
suffrage (38 / 40) – even
into the 1900’s.
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The right to
vote
Lucretia Mott (29)
An abolitionist who
also was a big part of
the women’s rights
movement
And…. Susan B. Anthony
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Prominent, independent
and well-educated
American civil rights
leader who played a
pivotal role in the 19th
century women's rights
movement to secure
women's suffrage in the
United States
The Seneca Falls Convention (36) is
a famous time for women’s rights
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The Seneca Falls Convention, held in Seneca Falls, New York on
July 19 to July 20, 1848, was the first women's rights convention
held in the United States, and for that reason, it is often labeled as
the birthplace of feminism. Prominent at the 1848 convention were
leading reformers, including Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia
Mott.
Different groups at different times have turned to the founding
documents of the United States to meet their needs and to declare
their entitlement to the promises of the Revolution of 1776. At
Seneca Falls, New York, in the summer of 1848, a group of
American women and men met to discuss the legal limitations
imposed on women during this period. These discussions were
informed by their participation in the anti-slavery movement;
eventually they used the language and structure of the United
States Declaration of Independence to state their claim to the
rights they felt women were entitled to as American citizens in
the Declaration of Sentiments.