People
I am an American Abolitionist and Women's Rights Activist. I was born into slavery, but escaped with my infant daughter in 1826. Two years later, I went to court to get my son back, and won. I even wrote a narrative about my life. Who am I?
Who is Sojourner Truth?
Powerful ideology that called upon middle class women to accept and celebrate their role as leader of the house and children. It is a broad term that signified separate spheres in life, treating women like slaves.
What is Cult of Domesticity?
From the following list of rights: the right to vote, the right to sign a contract on their own accord, the right to assemble, and the right to independently make a will, women had this right during the Antebellum period.
What is the right to assemble?
I am an American Social Reformer. I advocated for temperance and I'm anti-slavery, but devoted most of my time to advocating for women's rights. I remained unmarried for my entire life. Who am I?
Who is Susan B. Anthony?
A realm of domestic life, focused on childcare, housekeeping, and religion. This was separate from men’s work outside of the home. This life was strictly domestic, to seek refuge from the cruel world. The role of people in this sphere was to civilize their husband and family.
What is Women's Sphere?
During the Antebellum period, women were unsuccessful in securing the right to vote. However, they finally achieved their goal on this year.
What is the year 1920?
I am an American writer and activist. I was a very prominent figure in the advocation of women's rights during the mid-19th century. I attended the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848, and with Lucretia Mott, wrote the Declaration of Rights and Sentiments, which expressed that all men and women were created equal and demanded that women have the right to vote. Who am I?
Who is Elizabeth Cady Stanton?
Wife of a slaveholder that supervised the domestic household in the way a planter took care of a cotton business. They were treated like a slave in their own household because “there is no slaves, after all, like a wife.” These women confronted a double standard in moral and sexual behavior with their husband in this male-dominated and racist climate.
What is a plantation mistress?
Through this, which came about due to the 2nd Great Awakening, women in the Antebellum period were able to be social, get involved in the religious community, and spend time outside of the house, doing things other than household chores.
What were camp meetings?