First Women’s Rights Convention: The Seneca Falls Convention

Seneca Falls

Organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, and others, the Seneca Falls Convention formally launched the women’s rights movement in the U.S. on July 19 and 20, 1848 at the Wesleyan Chapel in Seneca Falls.

NY Firsts - Wesleyan Chapel, site of the 1848 Women’s Rights Convention — Wesleyan Chapel, site of the 1848 Women’s Rights Convention. National Park Service.

NY Firsts - Report on Womans Rights Convention — “Report on the Woman’s Rights Convention,” 1848. Library of Congress.

NY Firsts - Roll of Honor womens rights convention — “Our Roll of Honor Containing all the Signatures to the Declaration of Sentiments,” 1848. Library of Congress.

NY Firsts - Elizabeth Cady Stanton with Susan B Anthony — Elizabeth Cady Stanton, seated, Susan B. Anthony, standing. Library of Congress.