Seneca Falls, New York is the home of the first women's rights
convention. The convention was held on the 19th and 20th of July, 1848 to
discuss the civil, social, and religious condition of women, by the women of
Seneca County, N.Y. Over 300 people attended the conventions of them about 40
were men.
The convention started the morning of the 19th at 11:00 am and was
organized by a woman named Mary M’Clintock. On the first day the women discussed
most of the things, and then on the second day the men also began to participate
in the deliberation. The main woman involved was Lucretia Mott. Lucretia urged
women to join in on the debates. The Declaration of Sentiments was the main
document of the convention. The Declaration of Sentiments was read and discussed
multiple times throughout the convention. Small changes were made to the
document. The Declaration of Sentiments resembled the Declaration of
Independence, but it focused more on how men and women were suppose to be equal.
It demanded that women get equal rights like men including the right to vote.
At the end of the convention almost 100 people signed the Declaration of
Sentiments. 68 women signed under the statement:
"Firmly
relying upon the final triumph of the Right and the True, we do this day affix
our signatures to this declaration.” And 32 men sign under the
statement: “the
gentlemen present in favor of this new movement.” The
Declaration of Sentiments became the blueprint for the women’s rights movement
and for the suffrage movement.
Seneca Falls was the beginning of the women’s rights in the U.S. It opened people’s
minds to new things and opportunities.
convention. The convention was held on the 19th and 20th of July, 1848 to
discuss the civil, social, and religious condition of women, by the women of
Seneca County, N.Y. Over 300 people attended the conventions of them about 40
were men.
The convention started the morning of the 19th at 11:00 am and was
organized by a woman named Mary M’Clintock. On the first day the women discussed
most of the things, and then on the second day the men also began to participate
in the deliberation. The main woman involved was Lucretia Mott. Lucretia urged
women to join in on the debates. The Declaration of Sentiments was the main
document of the convention. The Declaration of Sentiments was read and discussed
multiple times throughout the convention. Small changes were made to the
document. The Declaration of Sentiments resembled the Declaration of
Independence, but it focused more on how men and women were suppose to be equal.
It demanded that women get equal rights like men including the right to vote.
At the end of the convention almost 100 people signed the Declaration of
Sentiments. 68 women signed under the statement:
"Firmly
relying upon the final triumph of the Right and the True, we do this day affix
our signatures to this declaration.” And 32 men sign under the
statement: “the
gentlemen present in favor of this new movement.” The
Declaration of Sentiments became the blueprint for the women’s rights movement
and for the suffrage movement.
Seneca Falls was the beginning of the women’s rights in the U.S. It opened people’s
minds to new things and opportunities.