Just Do ItJust Do It List 3 things that List 3 things that you see in the you see in the image.image.

What do you think What do you think the text above the the text above the picture means?picture means?

What is the What is the significance of significance of the woman’s the woman’s kneeling position?kneeling position?

Why do you think Why do you think the artist created the artist created this image?this image?

Examining the Ties Examining the Ties Between Abolitionism and Between Abolitionism and

the Women’s Rights the Women’s Rights MovementMovement

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Guiding QuestionGuiding Question

How did women’s How did women’s involvement in involvement in abolitionism influence the abolitionism influence the struggle for women’s struggle for women’s rights?rights?

Women’s Role in SocietyWomen’s Role in Society

Belief in separate, very distinct, Belief in separate, very distinct, characteristics between men and womencharacteristics between men and women

Certain behavior expectations for each Certain behavior expectations for each gendergender WomanWoman: religiously pious, morally pure, : religiously pious, morally pure, physically delicate, highly emotional and physically delicate, highly emotional and intuitive, submissive to her husband, and above intuitive, submissive to her husband, and above all else devoted to the domestic pursuits of all else devoted to the domestic pursuits of housekeeping and child-rearing housekeeping and child-rearing

ManMan: strong, coarse, reserved not emotional, : strong, coarse, reserved not emotional, intellectual, rational, and skilled and intellectual, rational, and skilled and enterprising enough to make a living for himself enterprising enough to make a living for himself and his family in the emerging areas of commerce and his family in the emerging areas of commerce and trade and trade

Two SpheresTwo Spheres

Private SpherePrivate Sphere Exists in the Exists in the homehome

Women dominated Women dominated in this sphere, in this sphere, they had the they had the power and power and influenceinfluence

Public SpherePublic Sphere Exists outside Exists outside of homeof home

Men dominated Men dominated this spherethis sphere

Business, Business, industry, industry, politics, and politics, and lawlaw

Rationale of Two SpheresRationale of Two Spheres

Private Sphere: Private Sphere: Seen as representative of femininitySeen as representative of femininity Home seen as wellspring of social virtue Home seen as wellspring of social virtue

Public Sphere:Public Sphere: Seen as representative of masculinitySeen as representative of masculinity Competitive business world corruptedCompetitive business world corrupted

As long as each gender stayed in As long as each gender stayed in their place society would remain in their place society would remain in balancebalance

Women and the LawWomen and the Law

Woman civilly dead upon marriageWoman civilly dead upon marriage Could not sue or be suedCould not sue or be sued Make contractsMake contracts Buy or sell propertyBuy or sell property No control over decisions regarding No control over decisions regarding children or custodychildren or custody

No voteNo vote As early as 1776 Abigail Adams asked As early as 1776 Abigail Adams asked her husband in Continental Congress her husband in Continental Congress to “Remember the Ladies,” yet no to “Remember the Ladies,” yet no concrete advances made concrete advances made

Second Great AwakeningSecond Great Awakening

Northeastern United States transformed Northeastern United States transformed by industrialization and urbanization by industrialization and urbanization and many social ills popped upand many social ills popped up

Turned to religion to rectify themTurned to religion to rectify them Distributed Bibles, provided aid to Distributed Bibles, provided aid to poor, campaigns against prostitution, poor, campaigns against prostitution, and attempted to rid of the influence and attempted to rid of the influence of alcohol and drinking of alcohol and drinking

Women seen as more pious so emerged as Women seen as more pious so emerged as leaders of the movementleaders of the movement Giving them a voiceGiving them a voice

AbolitionismAbolitionism

1830s some religious activists 1830s some religious activists added slavery as a sin to added slavery as a sin to eradicateeradicate William Lloyd GarrisonWilliam Lloyd Garrison

The Liberator The Liberator : Anti-slavery weekly: Anti-slavery weekly Published handbills, newspapers, Published handbills, newspapers, booklets, and held meetings and booklets, and held meetings and speaking eventsspeaking events

Women became very involved in Women became very involved in the abolitionist movementthe abolitionist movement

InstructionsInstructions With a partner you are going to investigate 4 With a partner you are going to investigate 4 pieces of evidence in order to aid you in your pieces of evidence in order to aid you in your quest to answer the day’s guiding question. We quest to answer the day’s guiding question. We are going to determine how abolitionism and are going to determine how abolitionism and the women’s movement are linked.the women’s movement are linked.

The pieces of evidence are divided into 2 The pieces of evidence are divided into 2 categories (Political Action and Political categories (Political Action and Political Consciousness) and you need to pick 2 from each Consciousness) and you need to pick 2 from each category to examine. While examining them you category to examine. While examining them you need to answer the accompanying guiding need to answer the accompanying guiding questions. questions.

The evidence can be found at the following The evidence can be found at the following address: address: http://www.dhr.history.vt.edu/us/mod04_women/evhttp://www.dhr.history.vt.edu/us/mod04_women/evidence.htmlidence.html

Pick from the following evidence:Pick from the following evidence: Political Action: 1, 3, 4, 5Political Action: 1, 3, 4, 5 Political Consciousness: 11, 13, 15, 16Political Consciousness: 11, 13, 15, 16

Wrapping Up…Wrapping Up…

Think of the frantic mother,Think of the frantic mother,Lamenting for her child,Lamenting for her child,

Till falling lashes smotherTill falling lashes smotherHer cries of anguish wild!Her cries of anguish wild!

Shall we behold, unheeding,Shall we behold, unheeding,Life’s holiest feelings Life’s holiest feelings crushed?crushed?

When woman’s heart is When woman’s heart is bleeding,bleeding,Shall woman’s voice be Shall woman’s voice be hushed?hushed?

Read the following Read the following poem.poem.

What emotion is What emotion is conveyed in the poem?conveyed in the poem? What is the message What is the message of the poem?of the poem? How does this relate How does this relate to women fighting for to women fighting for abolitionism?abolitionism? How does this relate How does this relate to the woman in the to the woman in the public and private public and private sphere?sphere?