Roll of Honor, Women's Rights Convention

What it is

This is a printed broadside titled "Our Roll of Honor," listing the signers of the Declaration of Sentiments from the 1848 Seneca Falls Woman's Rights Convention. The names are arranged in two groups, ladies and gentlemen, each in three columns.

Why it matters

The Seneca Falls convention, where Elizabeth Cady Stanton helped draft the Declaration of Sentiments, is often seen as the launching point of the organized women's rights movement in the United States. This roll preserves the names of the ordinary people, both women and men, who publicly put their names to that document.

Look closer

• Why do you think the list separates "Ladies" and "Gentlemen" into different sections?
• What might it have meant for someone to publicly sign such a declaration in 1848?
• What does the decorative border suggest about how this document was meant to be displayed or remembered?