Episode 2 of 4
Vote to Exclude Women
- When
- June 1840
- Where
- London
Male delegates voted to prevent women from participating, even when they had been appointed as delegates by their abolitionist societies.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was appalled by the convention's male delegates, who voted to prevent women from participating even if they had been appointed as delegates of their respective abolitionist societies. The vote followed the February 1840 circular that had limited the meeting to "gentlemen" after American opponents objected to women's inclusion.
Sources
- Elizabeth Cady Stanton Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-11
- World Anti-Slavery Convention Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-10
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