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Women's Rights and Suffrage — Quiz

Question 5 • US History Studies Since 1877

Which of these did the five reformers who organized the Seneca Falls Convention have in common?

Answer
A
They were active in the abolition movement.
B
They came from states where women had gained suffrage.
C
They were experienced at effectively organizing women’s rights conventions.
D
They had gained political support by being jurors on important cases.

Explanation

The five organizers—Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, Martha Coffin Wright, Mary Ann M’Clintock, and Jane Hunt—were all involved in the antislavery or abolition movement. That shared experience helped connect their work for abolition with the campaign for women’s rights. Women did not have voting rights in their states, and organizing the Seneca Falls Convention was a new undertaking rather than something they had all done before.

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