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Lucretia Mott

Lucretia Mott. (January 3, 1793 – November 11, 1880 ) “I have no idea of submitting tamely to injustice inflicted either on me or on the slave. I will oppose it with all the moral powers with which I am endowed. I am no advocate of passivity .”. By Molly Smith. Lucretia’s Life.

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Lucretia Mott

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  1. Lucretia Mott (January 3, 1793 – November 11, 1880) “I have no idea of submitting tamely to injustice inflicted either on me or on the slave. I will oppose it with all the moral powers with which I am endowed. I am no advocate of passivity.” By Molly Smith

  2. Lucretia’s Life Major Accomplishments: • 1840-attended World’s Anti-Slavery Convention but was segregated with other women • "Sermon to the Medical Students“ (1849) • Discourse on Woman, a pamphlet about restrictions on women in the United States (1850) Historical Significance: • Supporter of abolition and William Lloyd Garrison • Women’s rights activist • Leader of the women’s suffrage movement at Seneca Falls Convention • Close friend of Elizabeth Cady Stanton • 1st president of American Equal Rights Association

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