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Began in the 1820s and 30s in response to the growing "Cult of True Womanhood": A belief that a "true" woman was a lady who was pious, submissive and only concerned about the family and home.

First major convention was the Seneca Falls Convention organized by Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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The movement was only supported in the North for the majority of its time. Slaveholders in the south mocked the movement because of its close correlation with the Abolitionist Movement to emancipate slaves.

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The ideologies of the 2nd Great Awakening provided the foundation to the movement and its core beliefs.  The 2nd Great Awakening led to many other reforms such as this one because it wanted to address injustices and alleviate suffering.

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A group of abolition activist, mainly women, gathered in Seneca Falls, NY, to discuss women rights. They agreed women were autonomous individuals and deserved their own political identities. They also announced the Declaration of Sentiments that said, " we hold these truths to be self evident that all men and women are created equal.

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Born November 12, 1815, Elizabeth Cady Stanton was an abolitionist, Social activist, and the leading figure early in the women's rights movement.She was the main author of the declaration of Sentiments, and was president of the Nation Women's suffrage association from 1892-1900.

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Born February 15, 1820 in Adams, Massachusetts. She was brought up in a Quaker family with long activist traditions. Early in her life she developed a sense of justice.

After teaching for fifteen years, she became active in temperance, but because she was a woman, she was not allowed to speak at temperance rallies. This experience, and her acquaintance with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, led her to join the women's rights movement in 1852. Soon after, she dedicated her life to woman suffrage.

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A Massachusetts born woman, Lucretia grew up in Quaker household. She grew up to be a stout abolitionist and women's rights activist with a fierce stubborn streak.

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The first woman from Massachusetts to earn a college degree. She also went on to become President and founder of the state Woman's Suffrage Association in NJ