Don’t forget the women Restricted to home and family after marriage One in ten single white women worked outside the home by 1850 Could not vote or sit on juries After marriage her property and any money she earned became her husbands. Many married women had no guardianship over their children He has never permitted her to exercise her inalienable right to the elective franchise

Declaration of Sentiments Convention at Seneca Falls, New York Used the model of the US Declaration of Independence Demanding that the rights of women as right-bearing individuals be acknowledged and respected by society. Signed by 68 women and 32 men

Opening document We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and WOMEN are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

TREATMENT BY MEN He has never permitted her to exercise her inalienable right to the elective franchise He has compelled her to submit to laws in the formation of which she had not voice (public office He has made her, if married, in the eye of the law, civilly dead. He has taken from her all right in property, even to the wages she earns. Wages earned by employed wives were turned over to husband

More restrictions of women In the covenant of marriage, she is compelled to promise obedience to her husband, he becoming, to all intents and purposed, her master-the law giving him power to deprive her of her liberty and to administer chastisement He has so framed the laws of divorce, as to shall be the proper causes, and in case of separation, to whom the guardianship of the children shall be given as to be wholly regardless of the happiness of women

More restrictions of women He has denied her the facilities for obtaining a thorough education, all colleges being closed to her Concludes Declaration by demanding these restrictions to end immediately

REFORMERS Lucretia Mott Mott attended the World Anti-Slavery Convention in England Organized the first Women’s rights Convention at Seneca Falls.

UNDERGROUND RAILROAD Harriet Tubman Abolitionist, humanitarian And union spy during Civil War Responsible for the Underground Railroad Rescued 70 slaves during 13 Expeditions to Maryland

More Reformers Grimke Sisters Elizabeth Cady Stanton American Quakers-strong Advocates of abolition and Women’s rights Elizabeth Cady Stanton Formed the National Women Loyal League “Self Sovereignty” for women Worked closely with Susan B. Anthony

Other Great Women Amelia Bloomer Famous women’s writer Local newspaper in Seneca Falls. Abolitionist, fought for Women’s suffrage working Closely with Elizabeth Stanton Designed the “bloomers” For a more comfortable attire For women

More and More Elizabeth Blackwell First woman physician Opened the New York Infirmary with her sister For women Abolitionist, strong support For women’s movement Trained many nurses for the Civil War

Education Horace Mann Education Reformer The first Board of Education Created the Massachusetts School System Worked to reform the School Systems to provide Trained teachers