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List three key phrases or points from the document.

(One has been done for you.) How does this document help you to answer the essential question?
• Sojourner Truth was a woman and former slave.
• “I have plowed and reaped and husked and chopped and mowed…”
• “But man is in tight place, the poor slave is on him, woman is coming on him..”

The document illustrates a direct connection between the womans rights movement through the persoective of Soujourner Truth, who represents boh struggles.
• Reverend Harvey thought women should not participate at World Anti-Slavery Convention.


In June 1840, delegates to the World Anti-Slavery Convention in London, England, debated whether the American women should participate. The Reverend A. Harvey, an Englishman, made the following comment.

"It was stated by a brother from America, that with him it is a matter of conscience, and it is a question of conscience with me too. I have certain views in relation to the teaching of the Word of God, and of the place in which woman is to act. I must say whether I am right in my interpretations of the Word of God or not, that my own decided convictions are, if I were to give a vote in favor of females, sitting and deliberating in such an assembly as this, that I should be acting in opposition to the plain teaching of the Word of God. I may be wrong, but I have a conscience on the subject, and I am sure there are a number present of the same mind."

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  1. The debate at the World Anti-Slavery Convention centered around whether American women should participate in the proceedings.
  2. Reverend A. Harvey expressed his belief that allowing women to deliberate in such assemblies would conflict with his interpretation of the Word of God.
  3. Harvey emphasized the importance of conscience in decision-making, suggesting that many attendees shared his views on women's participation.

This document demonstrates the resistance faced by women's rights advocates during the abolitionist movement, highlighting the intersection of gender and social justice issues. It underscores the challenges that women like Sojourner Truth confronted, as they fought for recognition and equality in both the fight against slavery and the pursuit of women's rights.