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Brought into the world
Lucretia Mott was born in January 3, 1793, in Nantucket Massachusetts and was brought into the world to become an American Quaker, abolitionist, a women's rights activist, and a social reformer. She was also the second child out of eight in her family -
Early life and Education
Lucretia Mott attended the Nine Partners School run by the Society of Friends. She became a teacher there after graduation. While she was a teacher at the school, she found out that male teachers were paid three times as much, this is when she developed a strong interest in Women's rights. -
Married to James Mott
On April 10, 1811, Lucretia married James Mott at Pine Street In Philadelphia. -
Quaker Minister
Lucretia Mott became a Quaker Minister, and had to travel the country to deliver sermons preaching about the presence of god in every individual. -
Anti-Slavery Society
Lucretia helped start the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society. Being an experienced minister and abolitionist, Lucretia was the only women to speak at organizational meeting in Philadelphia. -
World Anti-slavery Convention
Lucretia Mott and other female delegates were infuriated when they were refused seats. They found that all the American men were allowed but not women. So Lucretia and Elizabeth Cady Stanton held their own anti-slavery convention and everyone was welcome. -
The Woman's Right Convention
Lucretia and Elizabeth Cady Stanton organized the first women's rights convention at Seneca Falls, New York. Mott spoke about both the abolition of slavery and women's rights. There she also signed the Declaration of Sentiments. -
Discourse on Women
Lucretia wrote a book called "Discourse on Women". The book discusses the educational, economic, and political restrictions on women in Western Europe and America. -
Slavery became abolished
Lucretia and a lot of other people helped abolish slavery. After she quickly moved on to help black Americans have the right to vote. She helped them with their freedom and worked on their voting rights. -
Death
Lucretia Mott died at her home, Roadside, in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania because of Pneumonia. She was buried in the Quaker Fairhill Burial Ground In North Pennsylvania.
