abolitionists were considered to be people who wanted to get rid of a law that was not fair. Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a big time helper in the women suffrages movement, you will find more women who helped hopefully when further researching her. Sojourner Truth was an activist back when slaves were just breaking free she wrote many books telling the northerners what was actually going on in the south. Harriet Tubman, and many more.
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Neither women nor slaves were encouraged to pursue an education.
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The American Revolution had little effect on either women or African American slaves. The Constitution deliberately left out rights for slaves or women, and addressed the liberties won to white property holders. The status of slaves remained unchanged, and many of the founding fathers who had fought for freedom were actually slave owners. Women continued to be denied suffrage and, once married, could no longer hold property.