jan 1, 1848 - 1848 Women's Rights

Description:

suffrage = right to vote
Elizabeth Cady Stanton:
1. Organized the Seneca Falls convention where she wrote the Declaration of Sentiments based on the Declaration of Independence
2. Fought for equal rights for women at work, school, and church
Seneca Falls Convention:
1. Convention held in Seneca Falls, New York on July 19 and 20, 1848.
2. Ideas/Complaints from the convention included, "All men and women are created equal."

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