Second, read the following 19th-century texts. I suggest you read the texts in the order listed, which is to say, chronologically.

· Read the short story ” Slavery’s Pleasant Homes (Links to an external site.) ” (1843) by Lydia Marie Child

· Read The Declaration of Sentiments (Links to an external site.) (1848).

· If you can’t remember what they’re riffing on, it’s the Declaration of Independence (Links to an external site.) (1776).

· Read “Ain’t I a Woman (Links to an external site.)” (1851) by Sojourner Truth (1851).

· Read chapter 9 from Uncle Tom’s Cabin (Links to an external site.) (1852) by Harriet Beecher Stowe.

Lastly, for this SP, please just jot down in this space the things that you notice about these texts. No need to write something long or formal – I just want you to record some initial questions, ideas, or thoughts about the texts. Questions to get you thinking (no need to respond to any or all of these; just here to get the wheels turning):

· These texts were all published within a decade of each other, and are all part of the women’s rights/abolition movement. In what ways to you see them speaking to or responding to each other?

· What are the main claims of the texts? What do these claims tell us about this social movement?

· What is the relationship between women’s rights and abolition (anti-slavery) in this movement? Would you say it is a feminist movement, the way we think about feminism now? Would you say it is an antiracist movement, the way we think about it now?