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House Joint Resolution Proposing the 13th Amendment
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13th Amendment Ratified

Event Date December 6, 1865

Many women's rights advocates are exposed to activism and political organizing through the abolitionist movement, which ends when the 13th Amendment outlaws slavery.

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  • Civil Rights
  • Civil War
  • Women's Rights

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