History of the United States I / Unit 13 USH1 1846 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Women in the Movement
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The idea
By eighteen thirty-eight women had formed antislavery organisations of their own, among them the Anti-Slavery Convention of American Women in Philadelphia.
In practice
Protests of impropriety whenever women addressed audiences of both sexes.
Where people slip
Some men refused to support them. White women, Black women and free Black men were all excluded from leadership in the national society.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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