...At the island, the men went away to sea while the women managed their own small businesses, giving Lucretia a belief in women’s equality. She married James Mott in 1811 and became a Quaker minister. Mott was a very inspirational speaker and a hard-working organizer. She spoke of equality for slaves and women. In opposing slavery, she attended the World Anti-Slavery Convention in London and befriended Elizabeth Cady Stanton there. Stanton and Mott later organized the Seneca Falls Convention. As an experienced speaker, Mott guided the Seneca Falls Convention where the women weren’t used to public speaking. The Declaration of Sentiments was written at the convention, describing women’s educational and legal obstacles, and gave a beginning to the movement. The Seneca Falls convention also sparked off conventions in other states, inspiring more conversations about women’s rights. Mott played a part in making sure the convention was a success. In Syracuse, New York, she was elected president of the 1852 convention. In 1866, Mott was elected the president of the American Equal Rights Association. She also published “Discourse on Women” and assisted in founding the Swarthmore College, one of the earliest coeducational schools. Mott died November 11, 1880, at the age of eighty-five. She was a gifted speaker that moved the crowds and a founder of the women’s rights...
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