Lucretia Mott
Lucretia Coffin Mott (January 3, 1793 – November 11, 1880) was an American Quaker, abolitionist, a women's rights activist, and a social reformer.
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American History USA Articles
- Quakers, Abolitionism, and Women's Suffrage
For much of American history, Quakers were at the forefront of abolitionism and women's rights. Lucretia Mott and Susan B. Anthony were two famous examples. - The Antebellum Home and Woman's Culture (Part 2)
The ascendance of Godey's Lady's Book, Catharine Beecher, and the "Cult of True Womanhood" was an important facet of women's culture in the mid-1800s.
Books/Sources
- Lucretia Mott's Heresy: Abolition and Women's Rights in Nineteenth-Century America - Carol Faulkner
- Lucretia Mott: A Guiding Light (Women of Spirit) - Jennifer Fisher Bryant
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