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Birth
Lucretia Coffin was born on January 3, 1793. She was born in Nantucket, Massachusetts. Lucretia was the second child of eight in her family. -
Early Life and Education
Lucretia 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. -
Marriage and Family
Lucretia Coffin married James Mott in Philadelphia. They had six children together. Thomas, their second child, died at two. The other five children followed their mother's footsteps and took part in the anti-slavery and other reform movements. -
Quaker Minister
Lucretia Mott became a Quaker Minister. As a minister she traveled through the country to deliver sermons preaching about the presence of God in every individual. Her sermons also included her free produce and anti-slavery sentiments. -
Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society
Lucretia helped start the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society in 1834. The organization fought against both slavery and racism and developed strong relationships with the black community. Being an experienced minister and abolitionist, Lucretia was the only women to speak at organizational meeting in Philadelphia. -
World's 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. -
First Woman's Rights Convention
Lucretia and Elizabeth Cady Stanton organized the first women's rights convention at Seneca Falls, New York. Mott was speaking in front of a lot of people, speaking for the people who can't speak for themselves. 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". It was published a year later. The book discusses the educational, economic, and political restrictions on women in Western Europe and America. -
Slavery is 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 in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania. She passed at the age of 87. She was sick and died because of pneumonia.
