|
|
|
 |
 |
 |
| Abolished - something that has been done away with |
|
| Abolitionist - term used to describe people who wanted to do away with slavery in America |
|
| Bloomer - a comfortable garment for women in the olden days; invented by Amelia Bloomer |
|
| Boycott - to not use certain goods made by a specific company |
|
| Citizen - a member of a country |
|
| Convention - a group of people that gather together to talk about and discuss a specific topic |
|
| Declaration of Sentiments - a document listing the rights that women should have, first presented at the Seneca Falls Convention |
|
| Equal - to have the same value as someone or something else |
|
| Feminist - an advocate of the idea that women should have political, economic, and social rights equal to men |
|
| Indigent - poor; destitute |
|
| Inequality - not equal in value |
|
| Quaker - a member of the Religious Group of "Friends" (Susan B. Anthony was one of them) |
|
| Radical - to go against the crowd |
|
| Suffragist - a person who supports the women's right to vote |
|
| Underground Railroad - A network of abolitionists who helped slaves escape to freedom in Canada, where slavery was illegal. |
 |