Hey everyone! Today’s post is coming to you on
Thursday and not Wednesday. That’s
because today, July 19th, marks the beginning of the Seneca Falls
Convention of 1848. Seneca Falls is
located in New York, so you can visit the town if you’re ever on the east
coast!
The Seneca Falls Convention is an important
conference in American history. More
specifically, it is important to our country’s “Women’s Rights Movement”. Women fought for equality with men in education,
religion, suffrage (the right to vote) and other issues. These issues are talked
about in a document signed at the convention called the Declaration
of Sentiments.
The cause of the Women’s Rights Movement has been
taken up by many, including some men. In
my experience, however, there are three women whose stories are the most widely
taught. These women are Lucretia Mott,
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Susan B. Anthony. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott
participated heavily in the conference and were also abolitionists. An
abolitionist was someone who was against slavery. In 1920, the 19th
amendment to the U.S. constitution granted women the right to vote. The
amendment is nicknamed the “Susan B. Anthony Amendment”.
Today’s post is a little more historical than my
past posts. If you have any
questions/comments about Seneca Falls or you want to tell me about Brazilian
history, feel free to shoot me an e-mail at etauft@gmail.com. You can also message me or leave a comment on
our Facebook page under Etauft. Lastly,
if you’d just like to do some reading on your own for practice…
·
The National Park Service has a detailed
summary of the events of the Seneca Falls Convention:
U.S.
Department of the Interior
·
You can read more of the Declaration of
Sentiments here:
Bereau of
International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State
·
For a quick summary of some of the
events of the U.S. Women’s Rights Movement:
Pearson Education, publishing as Infoplease. Part of Family Education Network
Till next time
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