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I can describe what problems there were in society at this time.

I can explain what motivated this person to be a reformer.

I can describe successes and roadblocks this person experienced

I can explain how this reform movement is connected to today.

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Matilda was born on March 24, 1826 and passed away on March 18, 1898, living to 72 years old.

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When Matilda was a child she was home-schooled by her father who was a doctor. Her father taught her physiology,  Greek, and mathematics. Although she was exposed to science at a young age her parents decided that they wanted her to have a more formal education and sent her to the Clinton New York Liberal Institute.

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When Matilda married Henry H. Gage she ended her education to start a family. Matilda eventually had four children. After she raised her children she decided to further study theology which she would use later in life.

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Matilda was a faithful christian and learned Hebrew and Greek to better understand the bible. She supported the temperance movement to outlaw alcohol based on her religion and respect for other women in society. She also supported the women's rights movement and abolition movement because she believed in equal rights for all people. She thought that the way Native Americans and African Americans were treated was wrong and that they needed to be treated like everyone else.

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Matilda and Henry opened their homes to many slaves which helped them get to freedom without being caught. Matilda wrote articles and gave speeches at conventions promoting abolition, temperance, and woman's rights.
She helped promote Native American and African American rights throughout the country. She was very unsatisfied how slow the woman's rights movement so she formed the Women's National Liberal Union that wrote articles and gave speeches about woman's rights.

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The legacy Matilda left on the world was convincing many American men and woman to join the woman's rights, abolition, native american rights, and temperance movements. Matilda did all of this with her speeches and writing. As a side job she helped organize  military supplies which helped the military although indirectly.  Matilda founded the Women's National Liberal Union that helped earn woman some of their rights.

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Matilda and Henry opened up their home to runaway slaves which put them in risk of getting in trouble with the law and slave owners. Another struggle Matilda faced was how slowly the woman rights movement was going as a result she created the Women's National Liberal Union. Matilda was also a woman so she was ridiculed for being a woman and her opinions were not valued and respected as much.

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According to Matilda's religious and spiritual beliefs she believes that all people were intended to be treated equally. She thought woman deserved to have the same amount of rights as men. She also did not agree with the way Native Americans and African Americans were being treated in the country. Matilda thought that no matter what race or gender someone is that they should have equal rights.