Lucretia Mott
Marcos Rodrigues
Biographical Information
Lucretia Coffin, a women's rights activist, was born in Nantucket, Massachusetts on January 3, 1793. She attended a Quaker boarding school in New York State where she met her future husband, James Mott, at the age of 13. Lucretia married James Mott in 1811 while living in Philadelphia, and on 1821 she became a Quaker minister.
Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
After being denied a seat in the World Anti-Slavery Convention in London for account of their sex, Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton started the women's rights movement when they called for the Seneca Falls Convention in New York on 1848.
Women's Rights Movement
After calling for the Seneca Falls Convention, the women's rights movement was launched and Lucretia became the president of the group in 1852. They argued for equal economic opportunities and voting rights, and they helped establish Swarthmore college in 1864
Why She Got Involved
Lucretia Mott joined Elizabeth Cady Stanton to launch the women's right movement because they were denied a seat at the World Anti-Slavery Convention. They wanted to argue for equal economic opportunities and voting rights.
Involved in the Movement
Lucretia Mott was the president of the women's rights movement that was launched in the Seneca Falls Convention which she called for. Lucretia Mott pushed against restrictions imposed upon women by society. In addition to other women, Lucretia Mott prayed aloud in gatherings of men and women, and she argued for women's suffrage.
Lucretia Mott - Philadelphia's Revolutionary