Friday, November 14, 2008

10th annoatatoion

Board Moran, Karen. "World Anti-Slavery Convention & Lucretia Mott." World Anti-Slavery Convention & Lucretia Mott. 2009. The Worcester Women’s History Project . 14 Nov 2008 .

On the Worcester Women's History Project has a short brief paragraph about Lucretia Mott then has a link to a diary of her experiences. In this paragraph it describes Lucretia Mott as a "preacher and independent thinker". It tells of her she founded the Philadelphia Female Anti- slavery Society and then led to be picked to the delegation of women too the 1840 world Anti Slavery Convention in London. But was then denied to partticapatipon. She keep a diary and this is the link it follows.

The organization that runs the website is the Worcester Women's Project. Founded in 1994 small group of women to raise awareness of the importance of the first National Woman's Rights Convention and to highlight the role of Worcester-- a center of radical abolitionist activity and the site of the first National Woman's Rights Convention in 1850-in the women's rights movement. Their vision was to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the 1850 convention in 2000, which vision became realized in Women 2000.

9th annoatation

Neiderer, Sarah . "Mott, Lucretia (Coffin) ." 2008. 14 Nov 2008 .

This article written by Sarah Neiderer gives Lucretia Mott birth date occupations such as a inspirational speaker etc. It also has a short biography of her life. Her connections with Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Seneca Falls and the London convention on slavery that impacted her. Finally it ends with the death of her husband an their contributions to the opening of the Quaker college Swarthmoe college.

The website on which the article is found is an library online guide . The author is most likely a librarian or student.

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

8th annotation

The National Portrait Gallery, "The Seneca Falls Convention". The National Portrait Gallery. 12, Nov.2008 .

This is a website that has a lot of pictures for history events and indivduals. On this website i found a short overview of the Seneca Falls. Also Lucretia Mott's influence on the meeting such as how she came to put it together with the help of Elizabeth Cady Stanton.


This website is reliable it has many notable works or works from notable organizations.

7th annotation

Gwynedd Friends Meeting Historical Notes, "An abstract of the Life of Lucretia Mott." Gwynedd Friends Meeting Historical Notes. 2008. Gwynedd Friends Meeting Historical Notes. 12 Nov 2008 .

This website is a great work on Lucretia 's life from the religous point of view. The title of the page is the abstract which is basically the most important ears of her life sectioned off with important info. Then Mott's interest's for public speaking influenced by her fellow Quakers.The article then goes on to focus on her abolition work for slavery and women's rights. Lastly the article focuses on her later life. such as the Seneca Falls convention and speeches religiously lastly it cites her death.

The Gwyneed Friends Meeting Historical Notes is a website ran by Quakers who preserve and open their collection of work to the outside world. They also open to the public to come and attend a meeting. They also have school and children programs to education children in the religious aspect of life,.

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

6th annotation

Peck, Ira. "Lucretia Mott : Women of Courage." Scholastic. 2008. Scholastic. 11 Nov 2008 .

This is an article that focuses on the strength that Lucretia Mott had in order to stand up to fight for women rights. At the beginning of the article it starts off at the Anti Slavery Meeting of American women. The women called for the boycott of slave produced goods. This wasn't new to Lucretia who had been doing this for a while before. The author goes on to talk about the angry mob outside and how Lucretia Mott had the courage to stand up. She told the women to walk out in pairs . the black intertwined with the white. After this beginning Lucretia Mott life is chroncalizated and then once again the article goes to the future. The Anti slavery society is t5talked about hen, the turning point in her life which is the London Convention on slavery in which she wasn't allowed to speak at.Lastly the Seneca Falls convention is written about.

the author writes for scholastic which is a company for children . This company has all types of books such as fiction , non fiction etc. But it is a good source.

Friday, November 7, 2008

5th annoation

ERIC Digest, ERIC Digest. "The Seneca Falls Convention: Teaching about the Rights of Women and the Heritage of the Declaration of Independence.". ERIC Digest. November 7, 2008 <"thoroughly imbued with women's rights">.

This website gave me an overall of the causes for the Seneca Falls conference.It then went in depth of the resolutions of the conference and specially the Declaration of Sentiment's. Some names are briefly mentioned. The main names all Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton's role in the Conference.

The website that writes the web page on the Seneca Falls conference are a private group that no longer exists but is a public domain that can be used in anyway.