1848 Women’s Rights (jan 8, 1848 – sep 3, 1853)
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Election by voting of one option among several that are presented as candidates.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a leader of the women's rights movement in the U.S. during the mid- to late-1800s. She was the main force behind the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention, the first convention to be called for the sole purpose of discussing women's rights, and was the primary author of its Declaration of Sentiments.
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