(Lecture 16) Seneca Falls and the 'Woman Movement' Flashcards
Who wrote the ‘Letters on the Condition of Women and the Equality of the Sexes’?
Sarah Grimke
Who wrote ‘Letters to Catherine E. Beecher’?
Angelina Grimke
How did the Temperance movement come about?
women realised forces outside of the home could affect the home
what did the temperance movement advocate?
control alcohol as it was the biggest threat to the home
how many gallons of pure alcohol were consumed a year?
7.1 gallons
Where was the temperance movement founded?
Preston
Why were women prominent in the abolition movement?
the sinfulness of it increased their interest
Why were Angelina and Sarah Grimke controversial?
they started speaking to men and women publicly (women shouldn’t lecture men)
which abolitionists supported women in high up roles?
Garrison and Douglass
What is significant about Seneca Falls, New York?
women’s rights convention 1848
Stanton said “we hold these truths to be self-evident: That all men and women are created equal”.
Who are credited with the enfranchisement of women?
Douglass and Stanton
