The National Women's Rights Convention was an annual series of meetings that increased the visibility of the early women's rights movement in the United States. First held in 1850 in Worcester, Massac
Frederick Douglass was strongly in favor of women's right to vote.
Paulina Kellogg Wright Davis helped organize and presided over the first two conventions, and was president of the Central Committee for most of the decade.
Lucy Stone helped organize the first eight national conventions, presided over the seventh and was secretary of the Central Committee for most of the decade.
Wendell Phillips spoke powerfully at many conventions, and was in charge of the finances.
The American Equal Rights Association was formed in 1866 in the United States. According to its constitution, its purpose was "to secure Equal Rights to all American citizens, especially the right of
American Equal Rights Association Memorial 3 January 1867
Lucretia Mott, president of the AERA
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, speaker at 1866 AERA Convention
The letter that Stanton, Anthony and Stone circulated calling for petitions against introducing the word "male" into the U.S. Constitution via the Fourteenth Amendment