The abolitionists
worked to end slavery.
Abolitionist movement
Most abolitionists demanded immediate freeing of the slaves.
Abolitionists believed that slavery was wrong.
Morally wrong
Cruel and inhumane
A violation of the principles of democracy
Abolitionist leaders included both men and
women.
Harriet Tubman
William Lloyd Garrison
Frederick Douglass |
The suffrage
movement helped women gain equal rights.
Suffrage movement
Supporters declared that All men and women are created equal.
Supporters believed that women were deprived of basic rights.
Denied the right to vote
Denied educational opportunities, especially higher education
Denied equal opportunities in business
Limited in rights to own property
The movement was led by
strong women who began their campaign before the Civil War and
continued after the war had ended.
Isabel Sojourner Truth
Susan B. Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Stanton |