Mary Ann McClintock

Overview

Mary Ann McClintock (née Wilson) born Philadelphia, PA March 28, 1822 (d. 1884). Quaker nonviolent resister. Co-founded Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society, 1833. Along with Jane Hunt, Lucretia MottMartha Coffin Wright, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, organized Seneca Falls Convention, 1848. Helped draft Declaration of Sentiments later signed at Seneca Falls Convention.

Quotations

We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal. . . ” (Declaration of Sentiments; photo amazon.com)