Women Work for Change

The Second Great Awakening

100

What organizations sponsored the reform groups?

Churches and religious institutions. 

200

What "revolution" allowed women to have more working opportunities?

The industrial revolution

300

Who was the first female doctor in the U.S?

Elizabeth Blackwell

500

What does matrilineal mean?

It means that families followed the female line, like last names and property.

abolition and women suffrage

100

What is the name of the famous abolitionist and women's reformer known for her speeches? 

Sojourner Truth

200

What was the name of the book that the Grimke sisters wrote?

Letters on the Equality of the sexes and the condition of women.

300

Who was the head of the American Anti-Slavery Society?

 Lucretia Mott

500

What percent of women were literate in 1800?

50%

Seneca Falls convention

100

What was the seneca falls convention?

A women's reform convention held in upstate New York that eventually led to bigger change.

200

What law was passed after the Seneca Falls Convention?

Married Women's Property Act, the first law protecting women's property rights.

300

What year was the Married Women's Property Act Passed

1848

500

Could women get divorced before the reform movement?

Yes, but it was hard.