Name: How Women Used Christmas to Fight Slavery
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In 1834, members of William Lloyd Garrison's Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society, including African American and white individuals, used Christmas to expose the hypocrisy of a nation that claimed liberty while enslaving millions. Women played a leading role in organizing Christmas bazaars to finance the abolitionist cause and spread anti-slavery messages in the name of peace and emancipation.

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In 1834, members of William Lloyd Garrison&#8217;s Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society, including African American and white individuals, used Christmas to expose the hypocrisy of a nation that claimed liberty while enslaving millions. Women played a leading role in organizing Christmas bazaars to finance the abolitionist cause and spread anti-slavery messages in the name of peace and […]

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In 1834, men and women—African American and white—of William Lloyd Garrison’s newly formed Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society saw Christmas as an opportunity to expose a republic that proclaimed liberty yet held millions as slaves. Women assumed the lead, boldly defying a society that denied them a public voice or political opinions. To finance the abolition cause, these women organized Christmas bazaars that sold donated gifts, and trumpeted anti-slavery messages in the name of the prince of peace and emancipation.

<p>From raising families to leading armies, women such as Catherine the Great, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen Amanirenas, Queen Elizabeth I, Susan B. Anthony, Rosa Parks, Marie Curie, Rosalind Franklin and countless others have played a vital role in history.</p>


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