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 |