The First Anti-Slavery Convention of American Women (convened 9 May 1837)
On this day in 1837, 75 women delegates convened in New York to discuss their role in the anti-slavery movement.
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On behalf of the convention,
Angelina Grimké's "appeal"
addresses women, calling for
them to battle against the
American institution of slavery
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Among them were many women who would later be active in the suffrage movement, including including Lucretia Mott; the Grimké Sisters, Angelina and Sarah; and Lydia Maria Child.
Notable among the delegates were five African-American women, including the abolitionist Julia Williams, who had been a student at Prudence Crandall's "School for Young Ladies and Little Misses of Color," as well as the wives and daughters of slaveholders.
For a detailed account of the convention, click here.
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