FIRST - Women's Rights Convention in the World - Seneca Falls, NY
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member neoc1
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The plaque commemorating the site first Women's Rights Convention in the World is located inside the Wesleyan Chapel at 136 Fall Avenue in Seneca Falls, New York.
Waymark Code: WM17CN5
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 01/27/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Mark1962
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On the inside of the Wesleyan Chapel there is a nicely done bronze plaque identifying this as the site of the first Women's Rights Convention in the world. The plaque has a bas-relief image of a women's rights advocate in period clothing and the following inscription:

On this spot stood the Wesleyan Chapel
where the First Woman's Rights Convention
in the World's history was held
July 19 and 20 1848
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Elizabeth Caty Stanton
move the resolution
which was seconded by Fredrick Douglass
"That it is the duty of the Women
of this country to secure to themselves
their sacred right
to the franchise
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Some of the signers of the declaration of Rights
Lucretia Mott - Jacob P Chamberlain - Martha Wright - Elisha Foote
Amy Post - Charles J Hoskins - Mary Ann McClintok - Richard Hunt
Lovina Latham - Jonathan Metcalf - Mary H Hallowell - Henry Seymour

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Date of FIRST: 07/19/1848

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