Another way the Seneca Falls Convention initiated the women’s rights movement is through rallying support for the cause. The event attracted the attention of males and females, and both sexes voted on the articles in the Declaration of Sentiments (Ward and Burns 48; Wellman). The widespread coverage of the event helped raise awareness and support across the nation, while the positive messages in some papers encouraged women who were too afraid to speak out before led their voices (Brown; Crewe 20; Wellman). The Declaration of Sentiments served as a document for activists to unite under so they might be strengthen their call for justice (Wellman). The Seneca Falls Convention awakened the people of the United States to the issue of women’s lack
