Historedia
Person

Lucretia Mott

Events
3
Episodes
6
Years
1833–1848

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Lucretia Mott, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. American Anti-Slavery Society founded in Philadelphia

    1833

    Role: Attendee

    1. December 4–6, 1833 · Philadelphia, with the Adelphi Building as the announced December 4 meeting siteNational Anti-Slavery Convention

      Sixty delegates from New England, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, and New Jersey convened a National Anti-Slavery Convention in Philadelphia between December 4 and 6, 1833.

  2. World Anti-Slavery Convention at Exeter Hall, London

    1839–1840

    Role: American Quaker, abolitionist, and women's rights activist

    1. 1839–February 1840 · LondonOrganization of the Convention

      The British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society issued an 1839 circular inviting delegates; after American opponents objected to women's inclusion, a February 1840 circular limited the meeting to "gentlemen".

    2. June 1840 · LondonVote to Exclude Women

      Male delegates voted to prevent women from participating, even when they had been appointed as delegates by their abolitionist societies.

    3. June 1840 (exclusion; impact developed afterwards) · LondonImpact on Women's Suffrage

      The exclusion of women gave a great impetus to the women's suffrage movement in the United States, a development that unfolded after the June 1840 convention.

    4. 12-23 June 1840 · Freemasons' TavernFirst Meeting at Freemasons' Tavern

      The convention met for the first time at Freemasons' Tavern in London from 12 to 23 June 1840.

  3. Seneca Falls Convention opens women's rights movement in the United States

    1848

    Role: Co-organizer of the convention

    1. July 19–20, 1848 · Wesleyan Chapel, Seneca Falls, New YorkSeneca Falls Convention

      The first women's rights convention in the United States was held in Seneca Falls, New York, on July 19–20, 1848.

Sources

  1. American Anti-Slavery Society Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-02
  2. Lucretia Mott Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-21