Women At The 1840 Anti Slavery Convention
Why were women excluded from participating in the proceedings at the 1840 General Anti-Slavery Convention in London?
A
Organizers feared that linking women's rights with abolition would distract from the primary focus of the convention.
B
Organizers believed that because women lacked voting rights in Europe, they should not be permitted to attend the convention.
C
European organizers held an unfavorable opinion of American women.
D
The female delegates were primarily focused on the temperance movement rather than abolition.
E
Organizers doubted that the female delegates shared their abolitionist views.
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