Seneca Falls Convention

Historical eventJuly 191848

Seneca Falls Convention

The two-day Seneca Falls Convention, the first women's-rights and feminist convention held in the United States, opened in Seneca Falls, New York.

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When
Wednesday, July 19 1848178 years ago
Category
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Era
19th century · 1840s
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What happened

The Seneca Falls Convention was the first women's rights convention. Its organizers advertised it as "a convention to discuss the social, civil, and religious condition and rights of woman". Held in the Wesleyan Chapel of the town of Seneca Falls, New York, it spanned two days over July 19–20, 1848. Attracting widespread attention, it was soon followed by other women's rights conventions, including the Rochester Women's Rights Convention in Rochester, New York, two weeks later.

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July 19 1848 — 178 years ago, on a Wednesday.

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