Professional Documents
Culture Documents
matrilineal
Sojourner Truth
womens movement
Lucretia Mott
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Seneca Falls Convention
Amelia Bloomer
suffrage
Married Womens Property Act
Analyze Charts Given the restrictions listed in this chart, how much freedom did
women have in the early 1800s?
Women's clothes of the 1800s, which limited movement, seemed to symbolize the
restrictions placed on women's lives.
During the 1800s, middle-class women were seen as domestic caretakers and
moral guardians of the home. Analyze Primary Sources What does this illustration
suggest about womens work and status?
Inspiring Women
Amelia Bloomer- attended Seneca Falls and would become a
leading voice for womens rights in the future
Susan B. Anthony- lead the charge on the right to vote
Women Gain Some Rights
1848- NY passed the Married Womens Property Actguaranteeing many property rights for women
Amended to make broader 12 years later
This cartoon depicts the Seneca Falls Convention in New York in 1848. Interpret
Does this cartoon depict the event in a humorous or serious way? Explain the
behavior of the spectators in the galleries.