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Mott a quaker minister was a strong abolitionist.
Declaration of sentiments lucretia mott. January 3 1793 november 11 1880 was a u s. Lucretia mott née coffin. The declaration of sentiments 1848 elizabeth cady stanton and lucretia mott two american activists in the movement to abolish slavery called together the first conference to address women s rights and issues in seneca falls new york in 1848. Analysis of the declaration of sentiments and grievances.
Quaker abolitionist women s rights activist and social reformer she had formed the idea of reforming the position of women in society when she was amongst the women excluded from the world anti slavery convention in 1840. Signers of the declaration at seneca falls in order. Public domain via wikimedia commons declaration of sentiments and grievances was modeled after the declaration of indpendence. Born on january 3 1793 on nantucket island massachusetts mott was the second of thomas coffin jr s and anna folger mott s five children.
Lucretia coffin mott was an early feminist activist and strong advocate for ending slavery a powerful orator she dedicated her life to speaking out against racial and gender injustice. Elizabeth cady stanton and lucretia mott wrote the declaration of sentiments for the seneca falls women s rights convention 1848 in upstate new york deliberately modeling it on the 1776 declaration of independence. In 1848 she was invited by jane hunt to a meeting that led to the first meeting about women s. It stated that all men and women are created equal.
In 1848 taking up the cause of women s rights she and elizabeth cady stanton called a convention at seneca falls new york the first of its kind to discuss the social civil and religious rights of women the convention issued a declaration of sentiments modeled on the declaration of independence. Lucretia coffin mott is on top of the list the declaration of sentiments also known as the declaration of rights and sentiments 1 is a document signed in 1848 by 68 women and 32 men 100 out of some 300 attendees at the first women s rights convention to be organized by women.