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| Elizabeth Cady Stanton(1815-1902)
is believed to be the driving force behind the 1848 First Women's Rights
Convention, and for the next fifty years played a leadership role in the
women's rights movement. "......a woman's place in society marks the level of Civilization" Elizabeth Cady Stanton |
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The First Women's Rights Convention
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| The first Women's Rights Convention, held at the Wesleyan Chapel in Seneca
Falls, NY on July 19 & 20, 1848. Three hundred women and men attended the
Convention, including Lucretia Mott and Frederick Douglass. At the conclusion,
68 women and 32 men signed the Declaration of Sentiments drafted by Elizabeth
Cady Stanton. |
| Elizabeth Cady
Stanton: Women's Rights Speech |
| The Women's Rights National Historical Park |
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Last Updated On: 11/25/05
