Important women
Who is Catharine Beecher?
One of the founders of Hartford Female Seminary.
Did women play a crucial role in the Second Great awakening?
Yes
Did churches sponsor academics for girls from the middle class?
Yes
Why did women join the antislavery?
Because of the horrors women faced in slavery.
When is Maddie's birthday?
October 24
What did Dorothea Dix do?
she began a national movement to establish public asylums for the mentally ill.
Were women allowed to vote in religious matters?
No
What was the name of the seminary Emma Willard open?
Middlebury female seminary.
What did Harriet Jacobs do?
She described how enslaved women were sexually coerced and raped by their masters.
When is Kiana's birthday?
March 11
Who is Lydia Finney?
the President of the Female Moral Reform Society.
What happened when women claimed more spiritual authority?
Men tried to curb their power.
Where was Emma Willard's seminary founded?
Vermont in 1814
Did women start to speak out and fight for their rights?
Yes.
When is Catherine's birthday?
May 30
Who was Harriet Jacobs?
a former slave
Were women allowed to vote in government matters?
No
What did the post-revolutionary surge in women's education do?
What helped enact the married women's property laws?
Women fighting for their rights.
When is Kiernan's birthday?
January 20
Who is Emma Willard?
the first American woman to advocate for higher education for women.
Women made up what percent of the New England Congregational churches?
70%
In 1821
Married women to own property.
When is Talia's birthday?
August 28