,,iv #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #abae ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,november #ab1 #bjbj,ms4 ,dean submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform ,,resolution ,honoring the life and achievements of ,lucretia ,mott and the #adjth anniversary of her death4 ,whereas ,november #aa1 #bjbj1 marks the #adjth anniversary of the passing of ,lucretia ,mott in ,cheltenham1 ,pennsylvania2 ,whereas ,lucretia ,mott was born in ,january #agic1 in ,nantucket1 ,massachusetts2 ,whereas1 in #ahcc1 ,lucretia ,mott was chosen as president of the ,philadelphia ,female ,anti-,slavery ,society after traveling around the country giving lectures on religion1 slavery abolition1 temperance1 and peace2 ,whereas1 in #ahdj1 ,lucretia ,mott met ,elizabeth ,cady ,stanton at a ,world ,anti-,slavery ,conference1 and because of their sex were denied the rights to participate1 thus beginning their fights to advance the rights of women2 ,whereas1 in #ahdh1 ,lucretia ,mott and ,elizabeth ,cady ,stanton launched the ,american women's rights movement at the ,seneca ,falls ,convention to discuss the social1 civil1 and religious rights of women2 ,whereas as a founder of the ,seneca ,falls ,convention1 ,lucretia ,mott1 along with ,elizabeth ,cady ,stanton1 ,martha ,c4 ,wright1 and ,mary ,ann ,mc,clintock1 wrote the ,declaration of ,sentiments1 which stated that all men and women are created equal1 and called for the extension of basic civil rights to women1 including the rights to hold property and to vote2 ,whereas ,lucretia ,mott1 with ,elizabeth ,cady ,stanton1 founded the organized women's rights movement in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas1 in #aheg1 ,lucretia ,mott and her family moved to a farm called ,roadside in ,cheltenham1 ,pennsylvania1 which became a station in the ,underground ,railroad for fugitive slaves to stop at before continuing their journeys up ,north2 ,whereas1 in #ahgf1 ,mott represented the ,national ,woman ,suffrage ,association and called for the impeachment of ,united ,states leaders due to taxation without representation2 and ,whereas1 on ,november #aa1 #ahhj1 ,lucretia ,mott passed away at #hg years of age3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7 honors the life of ,lucretia ,mott and her achievements as a suffragette and abolitionist2 and 7#b7 honors and1 on behalf of the ,united ,states1 expresses deep appreciation for the outstanding and important service of ,lucretia ,mott to her country4