Suffragist Activists and Movements

Suffragist Activists and Movements

• Lucretia Coffin Mott: Advocated for women's rights, believing women deserved the right to vote.
• Sojourner Truth: Successfully argued for women's rights despite facing opposition and negative remarks.
• Abby Kelly Foster: Emphasized the bravery of women who paved the way for suffrage.
• Elizabeth Cady Stanton: Argued that women had the right to vote. Believed women should have the same rights and opportunities as men.
• Lucy Stone: Advocated for women's right to have a voice in society, including the right to vote.
• Julia Howard Howe: Argued for women's rights through activism in society; opposed injustice.
• Susan B. Anthony: Advocated for women's rights, arguing for women to have equal rights to men.

Key Issues and Movements

• Civil Rights Battles: The context of civil rights battles was not viewed as comparable to war.
• Quakerism: Quaker beliefs did not inherently oppose engagement in civil battles, but did not promote quietism.
• Audience Reactions: Suffragists faced opposition and negative responses from audiences.
• Vote as a Means to an End: Suffragists saw the right to vote as a means to achieve other societal goals.

Publications and Funding

• The Woman's Journal: A publication funded by Lucy Stone that supported suffrage.
• The North Star & The Revolution: Publications that supported abolition and women's rights.

Additional Women's Rights Activists

• Isabella Beecher Hooker: Fought for women's right to own property.
• Mary Ann Shadd Cary: Questioned the role of women and advocated for their rights.
• Matilda Joslyn Gage: Argued that women deserved their equal rights, and were important in society.
• Frances Willard: Advocate for women's rights and temperance.

Other Factors and Considerations

• Temperance: This movement addressed issues regarding alcohol consumption alongside women's rights.
• Abolitionist Movement: The abolitionist movement influenced some suffragist's beliefs and actions.