Seneca Falls Convention
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The Seneca Falls Convention was the first women's rights convention. Its organizers advertised it as "a convention to discuss the social, civil, and religious condition and rights of woman". Held in t
Signers of the Declaration of Sentiments at Seneca Falls in order: Lucretia Coffin Mott is on top of the list
This mahogany tea table was used on July 16, 1848, to compose much of the first draft of the Declaration of Sentiments.
James and Lucretia Mott
Gerrit Smith made woman suffrage a plank in the Liberty Party platform on June 14–15, 1848.
Susan B. Anthony
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Susan B. Anthony was an American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement. Born into a Quaker family committed to social equality, she col
Anthony in 1890
Anthony in 1848; at age 28
Letter by Anthony to US Congress in favor of Women's Suffrage
Cover of Life magazine in 1913. Titled "Ancient History", it shows an Anthony-like figure in classical dress leading a protest for women's rights.