I don't think that there is an antonym for drift wood, yet there is a lot of synonyms.
Pill,Pilgrim,and Pimple are the answers
Saint Thomas would most likely said that the only reason he conducted the 'homophobic actions' was because it violate the rules of God.
In that time, this kind of defense was perfectly plausible since the Church at that time had a huge influence in the Government. But our time, this type of reason wouldn't be plausible.
The answer is: helping draft the Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments.
The declaration of sentiments bring the attention to unfairness that female citizens experienced in 1840s.
At that time, discrimination on women's treatment in work place and political field was being done openly, and the law did nothing to protect them. This declaration lead to the birth of women's suffrage movement, which eventually able to give the women with the rights to vote in 1920s.
