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Lucretia Coffin and Social Change

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What motivated Lucretia Coffin to challenge the norms of her time?

Her belief in immediate abolition and the principle of equality. (correct)
Her experience of managing a family store and household.
Her preference for traveling and speaking in various churches.
Her desire to become a ship captain like her father.

What was a significant impact of the Quaker faith on Lucretia Coffin's development?

It exposed her to women actively speaking in church. (correct)
It instilled a preference for silent worship over spoken sermons.
It encouraged her to leave home and travel extensively.
It led her to focus on the importance of private prayer.

At her school in Millbrook, New York, what specific inequalities did Lucretia Coffin observe?

Boys were only taught math and girls were only taught reading while the male teachers were paid less than female teachers.
Girls were assigned more chores to do and they were paid less than the males
Girls were educated in a different building and were taught less than boys, and male teachers were paid more. (correct)
Boys were taught less about religion than girls, and male teachers were paid more.

What action demonstrates Lucretia's early inclination towards challenging authority?

<p>Sneaking food to a boy locked in a closet at her boarding school. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was Lucretia Coffin's belief regarding the timing of the abolition of slavery, relative to some other opinions?

<p>It should happen immediately, despite any disagreement. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Lucretia Coffin

An early women's rights advocate and Quaker speaker.

Quaker beliefs

The belief that everyone has a divine inner spirit and can speak in church.

Education inequality

The difference in educational opportunities for girls and boys.

Advocacy against slavery

Lucretia fought for the immediate abolition of slavery.

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Traveling speaker

Lucretia became a prominent speaker advocating for rights and education.