World History The Age of Change: Reform Movements of the 1830's

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Women in Abolition

-Women played a significantly large part in the abolition movement.
-Even though women could not directly take part in the movement, they persuaded men to take action against slavery.
-Some women, such as Hannah More and Mary Birkett, wrote fantastical literature about slavery.
-Lots of women wore anti-slavery cameos to show support for the abolition movement.
-Women also organized sugar boycotts to hurt the slave-powered sugar industry.

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World History The Age of Change: Reform Movements of the 1830's

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