Module 6

Early 19th-centruty education for women in the United States primarily focused on intellectual development and preparing them for professional careers.

Women like Catherine Beecher and Emma Willard played key roles in advocating for expanded educational opportunities for women in the 19th Century.

African American women had a very smooth educational experience throughout history.

Crandall's school was initially opened for African American women.

Susan A Anthony and Elizabeth C Stanton fought for women's rights.

Dorothea Dix advocated for the mentally ill and prison reform.

The significant impact of the 19th Amendment contributed to children staying in school longer.

10% of local education expenditures increase on average due to women's suffrage.

Maria Stewart was the first African American woman to speak in public on political, religious, and racial issues.

Maria Stewart speech in September 1832 at Franklin Hall is one of the second recorded instances of an American woman of any race speaking in public, after Sojourner Truth.