July 19
On July 19, 1848, the Seneca Falls Convention was held.
The Seneca Falls Convention was the first women’s rights convention.
In 1848 the Women’s Rights Convention was held at the Wesleyan Chapel in Seneca Falls, New York. The convention was held from July 19 to July 20 to address women’s suffrage. It was organized by five women Elizabath Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, Mary M’Clintock, Martha Coffin Wright and Jane Hunt.
All five organizers were influential abolitionists and activists in their respective communities. Each with the same determination to obtain rights for women. During the 2-day convention the Declaration of Sentiments was drafted listing the grievances and demands of the movement.
With a similar idea as the Declaration of Independence, the Declaration of Sentiments started with “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal.”
Sources
A&E Television Networks. (n.d.). Seneca Falls Convention. History.com. https://www.history.com/topics/womens-history/seneca-falls-convention
On this day, the Seneca Falls Convention begins. National Constitution Center – constitutioncenter.org. (n.d.). https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/on-this-day-the-seneca-falls-convention-begins
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