Mott, Lucretia. Diary, 1840 5mo 7
Scope and Contents
146 pages. Lucretia Mott was a prominent Philadelphia Quaker and a leader in reform movements, especially antislavery, education, peace, and women's rights. She was one of the founders of the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society and led a delegation of women to the 1840 World Anti-Slavery Convention held in London. Mott kept this diary of her experiences when she and the other female delegates were refused partipation because of their gender.
Subjects: Women abolitionists; Quaker women; Antislavery movements; Abolitionists--Great Britain--History; Kimber, Abby, 1804-1871; Pugh, Sarah, 1800-1884; Grew, Mary, 1813-1896; Grew, Henry, 1781-1862; Gay, Elizabeth Neall; Taylor, Emily Annette, 1822-1904; Bradburn, George, 1806-1880; British and Foreign Anti-slavery Society; Sturge, Joseph, 1793-1859; Birney, James Gillespie, 1792-1857; Clarkson, Thomas, 1760-1846; Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879; Fry, Elizabeth Gurney, 1780-1845; Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884; Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, 1815-1902; Stanton, Henry B. (Henry Brewster), 1805-1887; Pease, Elizabeth; Gurney, Samuel, 1786-1856; Byron, Anne Isabella Milbanke Byron, Baroness, 1792-1860; Rogers, Nathaniel Peabody, 1794-1846; Opie, Amelia, 1769-1853; Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872; Martineau, Harriet, 1802-1876; Temperance; Poor -- Great Britain; Sex discrimination against women
Relevant locations: Great Britain; Ireland
Dates
- Creation: 1840 5mo 7
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