women's suffrage
July 1848.
Seneca Falls Conference
o3-mini-high.iconThe Seneca Falls Conference was held in Seneca Falls, New York, USA, in July 1848 and is known as the first women's rights convention.
Objective/Background: The event was held as part of a campaign for women's social and political rights, especially suffrage.
Main organizers: led by women's rights activists such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, and attended by about 300 people.
[The Declaration of Sentiments was adopted, inspired by the American Declaration of Independence, with broad demands for gender equality, suffrage, and the rights to education and property.
Significance: This conference was the starting point for the later women's liberation and suffrage movements, and is considered a historical turning point for women's advancement in society.
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