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Seneca Falls Convention

The Seneca Falls Convention, held in Seneca Falls, New York[?] in 1848, was the first women's rights convention held in the United States, and as a result is often called the birthplace of the feminist movement.

See also Seneca Falls declaration of sentiments



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