Morales Jeylin

Period 4

04-19-2017

Assignment 36

U.S History

Ms. Montes

GPO: Investigating the world, Taking action

Stay Free Lucretia Mott

My Grandmother Lucretia Mott, was a great mother, best friend and a strong independent

woman. She did the best she could to change the world into a better place for all people. She was full of

power and was involved in the Women's rights movement as an activist, abolitionist and religious

reformer. My Grandmother strongly opposed to slavery, she strongly refused to buy cotton and cane

sugar items picked by the slave labor. At the age of thirteen she attended the Outstanding Quarter

Boarding School in New York. Later she worked there as a teacher assistant, where she also met my

Grandfather James Mott. She married him 1811 and had my mother and her five siblings. Thomas who

sadly passed away at the age of two, Maria, Anna, Martha and Elizabeth. My Grandfather, was always

my Grandmother's number one supporter and attended with her the famous World's Anti-Slavery

Convention in London in 1840, this event refused to allow women to be full participants. This led to her

joining Elizabeth Cady Stanton in calling the famous Seneca Falls Convention in New York in 1848. This

allowed her to speak out against all the injustices. Jane Hunt invited her to the first meeting about women

rights.

Women's rights activists advocated a range of issues, including equality in marriage, such as

women's property, and rights to their earnings. At that time it was very difficult to obtain divorce, and

fathers were almost always granted custody of children. Even Though some early feminists disagreed,
and viewed Cady Stanton's proposal as scandalous. My Grandmother strongly supported the Women's

Rights Movement, and believed that Stanton would help the movement spread and help women be heard

and attain the right to vote. Like my Grandma once said when she was working in the movement while

trying to change the people's perspective about rights, “In the true married relationship, the independence

of a husband and wife will be equal, their dependence mutual, and the obligations reciprocal.” My mother

used this quote in many occasions and the real meaning of this was that no matter if you are the husband

or the wife you both need to have the same independance to do what you want if you want to work, and

have a successful marriage. If your wife wants to get a divorce because she doesn’t feel safe with you,

not happy anymore, or she is getting violated she should have the right to want to get a divorce. The

obligations are given to the man and woman but this doesn’t mean that a man can take advantage of the

woman and make them work harder.

My Grandmother sadly died sooner than we expected, but she left her mark in history. Thanks to

her and all the other woman that proposed slavery to be banned, and for women's rights to be pushed

and proceed into being heard now. Thanks to all her efforts and to all the others that helped in the

movement women can now vote, decide who to marry or who we divorce. Law enforcement will now

actually do something if someone gets violated or physically abused. Women are heard now, when

women say, “No” counts more than what a man would want to do to a girl or woman. Just like men now

women can do anything and are just seen like man, but her battle is still being fought. We have come a

long way, but women are still fighting for equal pay. When she refused to buy cotton or cane sugar

cropped by the slaves she was fighting for their human rights. She put her life in danger to help others.

She will always be my inspiration to keep me moving towards a world where all humans are treated fairly

and with the respect that each of them deserves. You will be missed greatly, but you will live on in our

hearts forever.