Jane Hunt
| Jane Hunt | |
|---|---|
 Jane Clothier Hunt | |
| Born |
Jane Clothier Master June 26, 1812 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died |
November 28, 1889 (aged 77) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Residence | Hunt House |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Organising pre-meeting of Seneca Falls Convention |
| Spouse(s) | Richard Hunt |
Jane Clothier Hunt or Jane Clothier Master (26 June 1812 – 28 November 1889) was an American Quaker who hosted the Seneca Falls meeting of Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Life
Hunt was born in Philadelphia in 1812 to William and Mary Master. She moved to Waterloo in New York in 1845 when she married fellow Quaker Richard Pell Hunt. In 1848, Jane Hunt invited women to help her organise a meeting that included as a guest Lucretia Mott. Mott stayed with her pregnant sister, Martha Wright, who lived in the area.[1]
Hunt invited a number of Quaker women as well as Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who was not a Quaker. The important re-meeting was between Mott and Stanton as they had met eight years before at the World Anti-Slavery Convention in London. They had both been invited to the convention but they had to suffer the indignity of sitting separately and not being allowed to speak because they were women.
As a result of Hunt's meeting it was agreed to draft the Declaration of Sentiments and to call a meeting at Seneca Falls. The Seneca Falls Convention is considered to be the first meeting about women's rights.[2]
Death
Hunt died in Chicago in 1889; her body was buried in Waterloo beside her husband.[2]
Legacy
Hunt's philanthropy after her husband's death included funding land for a chapel for Saint Paul's Church in Waterloo. The Hunt House is a registered historic site.
References
- ↑ Martha C Wright, nps.gov; retrieved 16 August 2016.
- 1 2 Judith Wellman, "Jane Hunt", Historical New York, National Park Service, Retrieved 16 August 2016