Honoring the life and achievements of Lucretia Mott and the 140th anniversary of her death.

IV 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. RES. 1215 Honoring the life and achievements of Lucretia Mott and the 140th anniversary of her death. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOVEMBER 12, 2020 Ms. DEAN submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform RESOLUTION Honoring the life and achievements of Lucretia Mott and the 140th anniversary of her death. Whereas November 11, 2020, marks the 140th anniversary of the passing of Lucretia Mott in Cheltenham, Pennsyl- vania; Whereas Lucretia Mott was born in January 1793, in Nan- tucket, Massachusetts; Whereas, in 1833, Lucretia Mott was chosen as president of the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society after trav- eling around the country giving lectures on religion, slav- ery abolition, temperance, and peace; Whereas, in 1840, Lucretia Mott met Elizabeth Cady Stan- ton at a World Anti-Slavery Conference, and because of VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:11 Nov 13, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR1215.IH HR1215 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 1215 IH their sex were denied the rights to participate, thus be- ginning their fights to advance the rights of women; Whereas, in 1848, Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stan- ton launched the American women’s rights movement at the Seneca Falls Convention to discuss the social, civil, and religious rights of women; Whereas as a founder of the Seneca Falls Convention, Lucretia Mott, along with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Mar- tha C. Wright, and Mary Ann McClintock, wrote the Declaration of Sentiments, which stated that ‘‘all men and women are created equal’’, and called for the exten- sion of basic civil rights to women, including the rights to hold property and to vote; Whereas Lucretia Mott, with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, found- ed the organized women’s rights movement in the United States; Whereas, in 1857, Lucretia Mott and her family moved to a farm called Roadside in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, which became a station in the Underground Railroad for fugi- tive slaves to stop at before continuing their journeys up North; Whereas, in 1876, Mott represented the National Woman Suffrage Association and called for the impeachment of United States leaders due to taxation without representa- tion; and Whereas, on November 11, 1880, Lucretia Mott passed away at 87 years of age: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 (1) honors the life of Lucretia Mott and her 2 achievements as a suffragette and abolitionist; and 3 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:11 Nov 13, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR1215.IH HR1215 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HRES 1215 IH (2) honors and, on behalf of the United States, 1 expresses deep appreciation for the outstanding and 2 important service of Lucretia Mott to her country. 3 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:11 Nov 13, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR1215.IH HR1215 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS