Seneca Falls Convention
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The Seneca Falls Convention was the landmark 1848 gathering in New York that launched the organized women’s rights movement in the United States and produced the Declaration of Sentiments.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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political conference ⓘ women's rights convention ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | First Women's Rights Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Seneca Falls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| county | Seneca County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentModeledOn | United States Declaration of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1848-07-20 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Rochester Women's Rights Convention of 1848 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
civil and political rights of women
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legal status of married women ⓘ social roles of women ⓘ |
| heldAt | Wesleyan Chapel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | antebellum period ⓘ |
| includedRightDemanded |
equal educational opportunities for women
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equal participation in church and public life ⓘ equal property rights for women ⓘ women's right to vote ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | World Anti-Slavery Convention of 1840 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyParticipant |
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
NERFINISHED
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Frederick Douglass NERFINISHED ⓘ James Mott NERFINISHED ⓘ Jane Hunt NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucretia Mott NERFINISHED ⓘ Martha Coffin Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Ann M'Clintock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| location | Seneca Falls, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
gender equality
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women's rights ⓘ women's suffrage ⓘ |
| movement | first wave feminism ⓘ |
| numberOfAttendees | approximately 300 ⓘ |
| numberOfSigners | 100 signers of the Declaration of Sentiments ⓘ |
| organizer |
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
NERFINISHED
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Jane Hunt NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucretia Mott NERFINISHED ⓘ Martha Coffin Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Ann M'Clintock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United States women's suffrage movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | World Anti-Slavery Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedDocument | Declaration of Sentiments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resolutionSupportedBy | Frederick Douglass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
first women's rights convention in the United States
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launch of the organized women's rights movement in the United States ⓘ |
| startDate | 1848-07-19 ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| year | 1848 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Women’s Rights National Historical Park