Seneca Falls Convention

America from 1820-1860 exhibited many changes and featured conflicts from the optimistic point of view in society and the pessimistic view in society. During this time, people were inspired to improve themselves and society due to the Second Great Awakening, a revival in America which caused many to return to God and the church. The Second Great Awakening brought about people who believed in equality and were accepting of different races or the opposite gender and the disagreements arose between…

property (Shaw & Lee 12). A crucial event of the first wave was the Seneca Falls convention of 1848. The Seneca Falls convention led to a piece of writing known as the “Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions,” which was primarily written by Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Stanton’s writing included a list of grievances that included suffrage and women’s right to property; these grievances were given the utmost importance at the convention (Stanton, Anthony, and Cage). Suffrage, or the right to vote,…

They wants to proclaim their rights and equality. So they formed a convention in Seneca Fall, New York, in July 1848, and draft the Declaration of Sentiments to prove their points.…

During the seneca falls convention, woman gathered to write the Declaration of sentiments, In this document the first demand states, “He has never permitted her to exercise her inalienable right to the elective franchise.”Succedeeing this convention, women took a break During the Civil War, they took over their husbands jobs and temporarily stopped fighting for suffrage.( helped legitimate the suffrage movement and provided new momentum)They began helping the black slaves achieve freedom. After…

husbands. Even if the man was neglectful, abusive, or otherwise incompetent he would have full legal control. Coverture was one of the primary issues tackled by first wave feminism. To quote the Declaration of Sentiments, written at the Seneca Falls convention, “He has made her, if married, in the eye of the law, civilly dead. He has taken from her all right in property, even to the wages she earns. He has made her, morally, an irresponsible being, as she can commit many crimes, with impunity,…

suffragist due to the fact that she was denied to speak at a temperance convention simply because she was a woman.She did everything she could to ensure that women would receive their suffrage. One of the acts she is most commonly known for is voting illegally in the election of 1872. This inspired many women to join the womens suffrage act. Susan B. Anthony went on to be one of the most influential women(Susan 1).After Seneca Falls, Stanton and Anthony traveled all across the United States.…

Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a leader of the women's suffrage movement (women wanting the right to vote). She founded several organizations and held many gatherings such as the Seneca Falls Convention, on the first day of this specific confrence Stanton read the "Declaration of Sentiments and Grievances" this decleration was written up to modle the actual Declaration of Independence. This specific declartaion convinced many women that the movement needed to be taken to the next level. She…

I personally did a great deal of gatherings of likeminded individuals, such as with the first women’s rights convention in Seneca Falls. We would later have another convention in Rochester, New York a few weeks later. I also wrote, and that was how most people knew me. Not only did I take part in the writing of the Declaration of Sentiments at Seneca Falls, but I also wrote a variety of pieces, including letters and speeches, that were readily published via abolitionist and feminist…

In Seneca Falls, New York in 1848, American activists in the movement to abolish slavery, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, called a conference to address women’s rights and issues. This conference was called because Mott was refused consent to speak at the world anti-slavery convention in London despite the fact she was an official delegate. Although women were barely entitled to any rights in the late 1840s and were “inferior” to men, Stanton and Mott could not sit defenselessly, so…

This was identified as the Seneca Falls Convention (Britannica). This was organized by two determined women, Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. The idea came up in London when they were denied the opportunity to speak on the floor or even take a seat as a delegate (Law). While trying to secure the rights for the enslaved African Americans, they felt women also were treated unequally. After brainstorming, they decided it was best to have a national convention. This would lead them to take…