Reform Movements

This biography on Lucretia Mott focuses on her early involvement in progressive and abolitionist causes, her role at the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848, and her participation in the Free Religious Association of 1867. The biography includes a series of...

This biography on William Lloyd Garrison focuses on his membership in the American Colonization Society, his creation of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, and his criticism of abolitionists such as John Brown. The biography includes a series...

This biography focuses on John Brown, an ardent abolitionist who led both the raid of Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas, in 1856, and the attack on Harper's Ferry, Virginia, in October 1859. Brown's intent was to inspire a slave rebellion throughout the South...

This bundle contains a series of six biographies on individuals associated with the women's rights movement in the United States during the 19th century. The biographies can either be printed directly OR used readily converted to digital activities...

This biography on Elizabeth Cady Stanton focuses on her early experiences as a progressive woman during the 1840s, her relationship with Lucretia Mott, her participation in the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848, and her role in writing sections of the...

This biography on Susan B. Anthony focuses on her early involvement in the temperance movement, her role in founding both women's rights and anti-slavery organizations, and her 1871 trial for attempting to vote. The biography includes a series of...