Seneca Falls Convention

The Historic Seneca Falls Convention July 19th and 20th in 1848 will forever be in our history books as one of the most important conventions advocating for women 's rights. The Seneca Falls Convention was the very first of its kind in the United States. Hundreds of people, mostly women and a handful of men, attended the convention, which was organized by a group of women involved in the abolition and temperance movements. The main hosts of the event were Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, who were also involved in antislavery movements as well. The reason the convention was held was due to these women who wanted to bring national attention to the unfair treatment and inequalities that all women faced compared to their male counterparts. …show more content…
This important document mirrored the information contained in the Declaration of Independence in order to have a strong impact and impression on those debating it and in order for everyone to take it seriously. The document contained grievances and resolutions which called for women to be considered equal to men in all aspects of society. This type of document was foreign to all, especially women, because during the time when the convention was held, women had little to no rights or even a say in how to live their own lives, it was left up to the men in the country. They fervently believed that to be considered truly free one should enjoy those same rights that were common to all men. Women were tired of having double standards and If women were to be considered free citizens in America and expected to obey the same laws and responsibilities, then they too are entitled to those same …show more content…
It was due to these brave women such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, who took a stand for women 's everywhere, and is one of the reasons we have such rights today. Before these women demanded equality, women had no rights and essentially no freedoms and liberties that the men enjoyed. Having this crucial document proved to open the gates to other women 's rights movements such as the Women 's Suffrage Movement. This convention set the stage for the continual progress for women 's, social, political, and civil rights and it created a new model for women, one in which her position was no longer centered around family duties and responsibilities. We can still see the influence that this convention has had on America. Women in our nation are forever grateful to strong women, such as these ladies, for forever changing the traditional ideology of women