Abolition Was Her Mission
Escaped slave who helped free slaves through underground railroad in 1850s
Harriet Tubman
prohibited gender discrimination at work.
Title IV of the Civil Rights Act
Gave women the right to vote
19th Amendment
Her arrest for refusing to give up her seat sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks
While primarily known for mental health reform, she also promoted education for the mentally ill and worked as a teacher early in life.
Dorthea Dix
Reality-based anti-slavery novel spurred northern sentiment against slavery in
the South
Uncle Toms Cabin
Tragic fire that killed 146 mostly immigrant women garment workers in NYC
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Co-organizer of the Seneca Falls Convention (1848)—first women’s rights convention in U.S. history. Co-wrote the Declaration of Sentiments, demanding women’s suffrage
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Rejection of conservatism, Victorian society norms Smoked, drank, swore, danced, dated, promiscuous, consumerist, purchased cosmetics
Short skirts, bobbed hair; prefer slender bodies/image
Flappers
Co-founded Hull House in Chicago, offering educational opportunities to immigrants and working-class families.
Jane Addams
Black woman who wrote essays and gave public speeches on abolitionism in
1830s
Maria Stewart
Who wrote The History of the Standard Oil Company (1902) - Muckraker articles on ruthless business exploits of John D. Rockefeller?
Ida Tarbell
who was the most prominent leader of the women's suffrage movement
Alice Paul
who destroyed bars across the nation in her temperance riots
Advocate for women's education and teacher training. Founded schools and promoted the idea that women were morally suited to teach. Helped feminize the teaching profession in the 19th century
Catharine Beecher
Led abolitionist rhetoric with first-hand experiences as women living on
plantations in South Carolina
Sarah and Angelina Grimke (Grimke Sisters)
As men assumed managerial positions, women assumed previously male-based
professional jobs (5)
Clerks, bookkeepers, typists, secretaries, telephone operators
Lifelong suffrage leader and co-founder of the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) with Stanton.
Susan B. Anthony
Political writer and propagandist during the American Revolution. Criticized British rule and wrote anti-Tory plays and essays advocating rebellion.
Mercy Otis Warren
Author of The Feminine Mystique and co-founder of NOW (National Organization for Women) .Advocated for women’s equality in education and professional fields during the Second-Wave Feminism movement.
Betty Friedan
Free black women in Salem, MA establish nation’s first female-based
abolitionist society
Female Anti-Slavery Society (1832)
Cultural icon of the United States, representing the women who worked in factories and shipyards during World War II.
Rosie the Riveter
first state granting full woman suffrage in 1869
Wyoming
Former enslaved woman who became a powerful speaker for abolition and women’s rights. Gave the famous “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech challenging both racism and sexism.
Sojourner Truth
Founded Mount Holyoke Seminary in 1837, emphasizing science and academic discipline for women.
Mary Lyon