The Seneca Falls Convention, considered the first women’s rights convention in the United States, was held on July 19–20, 1848. This year, 2025, marks the 177th anniversary of this historic event.
Organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, along with several other women, the convention aimed to discuss the social, civil, and religious rights of women. It brought together approximately 300 attendees, including abolitionist Frederick Douglass, to advocate for women’s suffrage and other fundamental rights.
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