Lucretia Mott | Periscope

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In 1840, two American women, Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, met at an antislavery meeting in London. Because they were women, neither was allowed to fully participate in the meeting. They became close friends and decided that when they returned to the United States they would work to gain more rights for women.

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This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into how technology fostered the growth of the cotton industry, the factory system, and urban centers. In addition, this indicator facilitates inquiry into how the Abolitionist Movement and Women’s Rights Movements encouraged reforms.

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