Event

Seneca Falls Convention

19 Jul 1848 · 42.91° N, 76.79° W

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When
19 Jul 1848
Kind
Event
Coordinates
42.91° N, 76.79° W
Description
Seneca Falls Convention: The 2-day women's rights convention opens in Seneca Falls, New York; "Bloomers" are introduced.

Placed at the town its text puts it in, Seneca Falls, New York.

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Seneca Falls Convention: The 2-day women's rights convention opens in Seneca Falls, New York; "Bloomers" are introduced

Seneca Falls Convention

First women's rights convention (1848)

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 the Wesleyan Chapel of the town of Seneca Falls, New York, it spanned two days over July 19–20, 1848.

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