Seneca Convention- Justin Stewart

The Seneca Convention was the first ever women’s rights convention ever held in the United States with almost 300 women participating in it.The Convention took place in Seneca Falls, New York on July 19–20, 1848. It was organized by two abolitionists who met at the 1840 World Anti-Slavery Convention in London named Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. They were Barred from the convention floor because they were women. This Convention advertised itself as “a convention to discuss the social, civil, and religious condition and rights of woman.” On the second day of the convention, men were invited to attend the convention and about 40 men did, including Frederick Douglass. The Declaration of Sentiments and Grievances was adopted and signed by the assembly. The convention passed 12 resolutions which called for equal rights for women. The Seneca Falls Convention was followed two weeks later by an even larger meeting in Rochester, N.Y. The national woman’s rights conventions were held annually, focusing on the growth for the women’s suffrage movement. After the many years of struggling, the 19th Amendment was adopted in 1920, granting American women the constitutionally protected right to vote. The Convention wanted to have equal rights for women and they got what they wanted. The Convention accomplished the signing of the The Declaration of Sentiments, a document that outlined the rights of women.

Quiz!

1. Was The Seneca Convention the First or Second women’s rights Convention?

2. What were the names of the women that were in charge of the Convention?

3. Why were Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton barred from the Convention?

4. How many Men were at the Convention?

5. What did The Convention accomplish?

Bibliography

-“Seneca Falls Convention.” HistoryNet, www.historynet.com/seneca-falls-convention.

-Worthen, Meredith. “The Women’s Rights Movement and the Women of Seneca Falls.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 13 July 2017, www.biography.com/news/seneca-falls-convention-leaders.

-“Seneca Falls Convention begins.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, www.history.com/this-day-in-history/seneca-falls-convention-begins.