"The right is ours. Have it, we must. Use it, we will."
-Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Keynote Address, Seneca Falls Convention
The Convention
_ The Seneca Falls Convention was held on July 19-20, 1848, in Seneca Falls, New York. The Convention was not well publicized, as word was spread mainly by word of mouth, but an ad in the local newspaper did help (“Seneca Falls Convention”). At the convention, activists discussed issues about women’s rights. Some women were convinced that the right to vote was needed ("The Fight"). Elizabeth Cady Stanton presented a document called the "Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions" at the convention. The document stated that men and women were equal, and was modeled after the Declaration of Independence (Cullen-DuPont). It contained many different statements and demands about what the women wanted changed in society. One hundred attendees signed the declaration at the end of the convention (“Seneca Falls Convention”).
"And they put an ad in the newspaper to call for a meeting about women's rights."
("The Women's Suffrage")
Rhoda Palmer
"Palmer was an early women’s rights advocate. She, along with her father, was in attendance at the first Women’s Rights Convention in Seneca Falls in July of 1848. She was one of the signers of the "Declaration of Sentiments" ("Rhoda Palmer").
"The seed fell on good ground, but the end is not yet."
-Rhoda Palmer
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