"We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal."
~"The Declaration of Sentiments"
Thesis Statement
Before the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848, women were treated very differently from men. They did not have the right to vote and were expected to stay at home, raise a family, and do the housework. However, during the 1830s and 1840s, women who were involved in social movements, such as the abolition of slavery, began to want more rights. As a result, the Seneca Falls Convention was held in New York in 1848. It was at this convention that women in New York spoke out to demand more social, economic, and political rights. The Convention was a turning point in women's rights that set the Women's Suffrage Movement in motion, resulting in many other events across the United States. This led to the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920, which gave women the right to vote after a 72-year struggle.
"But in America, on July 11 in Seneca Falls, New York, a brief notice in the County Courier signaled the start of a revolution with more lasting consequences than any of the others." (Elizabeth Cady Stanton; pt. 2) |
"A Convention to discuss the social, civil and religious condition and rights of Woman, will be held in the Wesleyan Chapel, at Seneca Falls, N.Y. ...." (Elizabeth Cady Stanton; pt. 2)
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