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Women's rights: A two-day Women's Rights Convention opens in Seneca Falls, New York.

Historical image related to Women's rights: A two-day Women's Rights Convention opens in Seneca Falls, New York. from July 19, 1848

Women's rights

Rights claimed for women and girls worldwide

Women's rights are the rights and entitlements claimed for women and girls worldwide. They formed the basis for the women's rights movement in the 19th century and the feminist movements during the 20th and 21st centuries. In some countries, these rights are institutionalized or…
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Seneca Falls Convention

First women's rights convention (1848)

The Seneca Falls Convention was the first women's rights convention. Its organizers advertised it as "a convention to discuss the social, civil, and religious condition and rights of woman". Held in the Wesleyan Chapel of the town of Seneca Falls, New York, it spanned two days…
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Seneca Falls (CDP), New York

Hamlet and CDP in New York, United States

Seneca Falls is a hamlet and census-designated place in Seneca County, New York, United States. The population was 6,681 at the 2010 census. The 2020 census population of Seneca Falls CDP was 6,809. The hamlet is in the Town of Seneca Falls, east of Geneva. It was an…
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