Abolitionist-Movement

Sojourner Truth Speech at Akron Women's Rights Convention Exposes Intersection of Racism and Sexism

1851-05-29 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

On May 29, 1851, Sojourner Truth delivered a landmark speech at the Women’s Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio, becoming the only woman who spoke at the convention who had ever been held in slavery. Born into slavery in Ulster County, New York around 1797, Truth had experienced a religious …

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Seneca Falls Convention Launches Women's Rights Movement with Declaration of Sentiments

1848-07-19 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

The Seneca Falls Convention, held July 19-20, 1848, at the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Seneca Falls, New York, marked the first organized women’s rights convention in the United States. Organized primarily by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott along with local Quaker women, the …

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