jan 1, 1848 - Women's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls

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The Seneca Falls Convention was the first women’s rights convention in the United States. Held in July 1848 in Seneca Falls, New York, the meeting launched the women’s suffrage movement, which more than seven decades later ensured women the right to vote.

Sojourner Truth, Sarah and Angelina Grimke, Frances Wright, Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

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