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  1. Seneca Falls Convention - Wikipedia

    Its organizers advertised it as "a convention to discuss the social, civil, and religious condition and rights of woman". [2][3] Held in the Wesleyan Chapel of the town of Seneca Falls, New York, it spanned …

  2. Seneca Falls Convention - Encyclopedia Britannica

    Jul 20, 1998 · Seneca Falls Convention, assembly held on July 19–20, 1848, in the Wesleyan Chapel in Seneca Falls, New York, that launched the women’s suffrage movement in the United States.

  3. The Seneca Falls Convention: Setting the National Stage for Women’s ...

    On July 19–20, 1848, about 300 people met for two hot days and candlelit evenings in the Wesleyan Chapel in Seneca Falls, New York, in the first formal women’s rights convention ever held in the …

  4. Seneca Falls Convention - Definition, 1848, Significance | HISTORY

    Nov 10, 2017 · Held in July 1848 in Seneca Falls, New York, the meeting launched the women’s suffrage movement, which more than seven decades later ensured women the right to vote.

  5. Seneca Falls Declaration (1848) | Constitution Center

    Over the course of two days, convention members discussed and ultimately adopted a “Declaration of Sentiments,” which described the unjust and unequal treatment of women and presented twelve …

  6. Seneca Falls Convention, Overview, History, Facts, Significance

    Mar 4, 2025 · The Seneca Falls Convention, held in July 1848 in Seneca Falls, New York, was the first large-scale Women’s Rights Convention in the United States. Organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton …

  7. Report of the Woman's Rights Convention - U.S. National Park Service

    Apr 4, 2023 · A Convention to discuss the SOCIAL, CIVIL, AND RELIGIOUS CONDITION OF WOMAN, was called by the Women of Seneca County, N.Y., and held at the village of Seneca Falls, in the …

  8. Seneca Falls Convention, 1848 · Women's Activism in the United …

    Led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, the convention emerged from a sense of exclusion felt by women at the 1840 World Anti-Slavery Convention in London, where women were banned from …

  9. Seneca Falls Convention | Ken Burns | PBS | Not For Ourselves Alone ...

    Convention to discuss the Social, Civil, and Religious Condition of Woman, was held at the village of Seneca Falls on the 19th and 20th of July, 1848.

  10. Seneca Falls Convention, July 1848 - Social Welfare History Project

    Jan 15, 2024 · A Convention to discuss the SOCIAL, CIVIL, AND RELIGIOUS CONDITION OF WOMAN, was called by the Women of Seneca County, N.Y., and held at the village of Seneca Falls, …