Sojourner Truth

Isabella Baumfree took the name Sojourner Truth when she decided to sojourn throughout the country preaching. At the convention in 1851 she was hissed at because supported abolition. She gave an incredible speech that urged men to grant women their rights.

Major Leaders in Women's Rights Movement

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Elizabeth, along with Lucretia Mott held the women's rights convention know as the Seneca Falls Convention. She modeled her declaration of sentiments off of the Declaration of Independence.