Lacretia Mott- N.H.D PROJECT- MS.THOMPSON

Lucretia Mott



Lucretia Mott was a woman rights leader who was born January 3, 1793 in Nantucket

Massachusetts. She was an outspoken woman who was born into a family of Quakers

so as you can imagine she was raised to be a very peaceful person. ( As most

Quakers are raised to be ) She was a leader the leaders of anti-slavery

and women’s rights movements across America. She became a Quaker minister

at the age of 21. She like many Quakers believed in peace and equality

so becoming a person who fights would only be natural- wouldn’t it?

She believed that African- Americans had (or should) have had just as much

freedom as anyone else ( this goes for women as well. ) . She was active

in abolishment in the United States before the Civil War broke out, she

was a helper in finding two anti- slavery groups (they were founded

thanks to her friend Sojourner Truth and Harriet Beecher Stowe

who were also fellow abolitionists. ).

She met and married her husband in 1811 his name was

James Mott. ( Which would explain a lot about her last name

wouldn’t it? )

Well Ms. Mott -or should I say Mrs. Mott didn’t stop there

She moved onto bigger and better things. She attended the World

Anti- Slavery Convention in London, France. The men who were

In charge of seating the guests refused to seat the women and others

That were there with Lucretia Mott. (This occurred in 1840)




Mrs. Mott responded by pledging and promising that she would do her

best to fight for women’s rights and the freedom of African- Americans.

Sometime after 1848 Lucretia spoke widely for both women’s rights

and the abolition of slavery. A reformer Elizabeth Cady Stanton and herself

organized the first women’s rights movement in 1848. In 1850 she spoke of

the economical, educational, and political restrictions of the women in

Europe and also in America. When slavery was abolished in 1865,

Mrs. Lucretia Mott started to advocate the right for African-Americans

to vote.

Now as you can see Lucrtiea Mott was associated with quite a few

other abolitionists on her journey of abolition for the abuse of women’s

rights and the freedom of African - Americans all over. A few of the

people she was associated with were : Elizabeth Cady Stanton ,

Sojourner Truth, and Harriet Beecher Stowe. These women

helped Ms. Mott in her journey of being an abolitionist,

they did have an impact on history but no as much of an impact

as Mrs. Lucretia Mott. Her impact on the American is greater than to be

thought of. She was a brave woman and at the young age of 21 she decided

to fight for what was right. Just because she attempted to get women their

rights and African – Americans their freedom. She fought diligently for their

freedom until that day in 1880 from anmophenea. This of course most have

effected the other reformers she worked with like- Elizabeth Cady Stanton,

Sojourner Truth, Harriet Beecher Stowe ( all were previously mentioned before)

as well as Susan B. Anthony and Julia Ward Howe.

Lucretia Mott left quite an impact on the citizens of America

if she hadn’t at least tried to abolish slavery and fight for women’s rights then

it is an strong doubt that anyone would have thought about the abolishment of

these things until much later or until it was too late altogether. Lucretia Mott tried

the best she could with the abolishment of slavery and women’s abuse and

even when slavery was abolished she kept fighting for bigger and better things.

She started to advocate the point that African – Americans should have the right to

Vote. He didn’t have to keep fighting but she did. She kept the fight up until the

The time she died. This was (as said before) a very tragic event.

America should never forget the impact she had on it. She fought for

Freedom- she fought for fairness- Mrs. Lucretia Mott fought for us.




By : Elicia Lopez