Not all advocates were against or supported slavery, several women fought for women’s rights. Three significant women’s rights activists were Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Sojourner Truth (2). Susan B. Anthony fought for both African-American and women’s civil rights (2). She traveled and spoke out for both of these also. Together, Anthony and Stanton collaborated and published many works, one of which included the four-volume The History Of Woman Suffrage (2).
Elizabeth Cady Stanton fought mainly for women’s suffrage rights (2). She traveled often and shared her opinions with many others (2). In 1848, Stanton and another women’s rights activist, Lucretia Mott, created the Declaration of Sentiments, a statement similar to the Declaration of Independence (18). The Declaration of Sentiments insisted for women to have rights that were equal to men’s rights (18). Many facts concerning the inequalities of women were listed (18).
Similarly to Anthony, Sojourner Truth spoke out also for both African-American and women’s rights (2). Truth was deeply religious, she believed she received messages from God (2). At the Women’s Rights Convention in 1851, Truth made a well-known speech called “Ain’t I a Woman?” (2).
Clara Barton was one of the women that helped the Union during the Civil War (5). Barton helped tend to the injured soldiers and deliver supplies to various sites (5). In 1865, Barton was appointed as “General Correspondent for the Friends of Paroled Prisoners” by President Abraham Lincoln (5). She helped find missing soldiers for worried relatives or friends (5). After the American Red Cross was established in 1880, Barton became the first president and served until the age of 83 (5).
Another woman that helped during the Civil War was Sarah Edmonds. When she was 16, Edmonds escaped from her abusive father to America (15). She disguised herself as a man and enlisted in the war as a soldier (15). Most of the time, Edmonds worked as a mail carrier (15). After she left the war because of an injury, Edmonds wrote a book (15). The profits earned were donated to soldier aid groups (15).
An abolitionist named Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a book called Uncle Tom’s Cabin in 1852 (10). Stowe was a white woman, and many were surprised of how well her book sold (10). Many people were surprised of how well the book was written, considering Stowe had never experienced being a slave (10). The book is said to have stirred up tension between the North and South to have started the Civil War (10).
Anthony, Stanton, Truth, and Stowe were female abolitionists and activists that made a significant impact on the Civil War. Barton and Edmonds were women that helped during the Civil War. Although it was not common for women to accomplish tasks other than housework, these women made a difference and either started or helped end the Civil War.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton fought mainly for women’s suffrage rights (2). She traveled often and shared her opinions with many others (2). In 1848, Stanton and another women’s rights activist, Lucretia Mott, created the Declaration of Sentiments, a statement similar to the Declaration of Independence (18). The Declaration of Sentiments insisted for women to have rights that were equal to men’s rights (18). Many facts concerning the inequalities of women were listed (18).
Similarly to Anthony, Sojourner Truth spoke out also for both African-American and women’s rights (2). Truth was deeply religious, she believed she received messages from God (2). At the Women’s Rights Convention in 1851, Truth made a well-known speech called “Ain’t I a Woman?” (2).
Clara Barton was one of the women that helped the Union during the Civil War (5). Barton helped tend to the injured soldiers and deliver supplies to various sites (5). In 1865, Barton was appointed as “General Correspondent for the Friends of Paroled Prisoners” by President Abraham Lincoln (5). She helped find missing soldiers for worried relatives or friends (5). After the American Red Cross was established in 1880, Barton became the first president and served until the age of 83 (5).
Another woman that helped during the Civil War was Sarah Edmonds. When she was 16, Edmonds escaped from her abusive father to America (15). She disguised herself as a man and enlisted in the war as a soldier (15). Most of the time, Edmonds worked as a mail carrier (15). After she left the war because of an injury, Edmonds wrote a book (15). The profits earned were donated to soldier aid groups (15).
An abolitionist named Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a book called Uncle Tom’s Cabin in 1852 (10). Stowe was a white woman, and many were surprised of how well her book sold (10). Many people were surprised of how well the book was written, considering Stowe had never experienced being a slave (10). The book is said to have stirred up tension between the North and South to have started the Civil War (10).
Anthony, Stanton, Truth, and Stowe were female abolitionists and activists that made a significant impact on the Civil War. Barton and Edmonds were women that helped during the Civil War. Although it was not common for women to accomplish tasks other than housework, these women made a difference and either started or helped end the Civil War.