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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06857 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1849 |
| Title | A Sermon to the medical students |
| Date | 1849 |
| Author | Mott, Lucretia (1793-1880) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | First edition. 12mo. Printed gray wrappers. An important speech on anti-slavery and women's rights. Described on the cover as a "revised Phonographic Report." Mott rejects the doctrine of original human depravity, credits the birth of reform movements to "people... thinking and acting for themselves." Other topics include abolition (which caused some people to leave the meeting), capital punishment, and peace. DAB notes that Mott was acknowledged as a minister among the Quakers. The Feminist Companion pp. 766-777 notes this sermon as especially noteworthy. |
| Subjects | Woman Author Women's History Slavery Abolition African American History Civil Rights Religion Death Penalty Morality and Ethics Peace Quaker |
| People | Mott, Lucretia (1793-1880) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Government & Politics; Women in American History; Religion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |