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Wesleyan Methodist Church, Seneca Falls

1843

The chapel built in 1843 where Stanton read the Declaration of Sentiments at the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention, the first women's rights convention.

Stanton delivered the Declaration of Sentiments at this church during the 1848 convention that launched the women's rights movement.

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Two-story red brick building with a gabled roof, white trim, and multi-pane windows, photographed on a sunny day under blue sky with clouds. A blue and gold New York State historical marker on a black post in the foreground reads 'First Convention for Woman's Rights was held on this corner 1848'.
Wesleyan Methodist Church, Seneca Falls, New York, built 1843. National Register of Historic Places.

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What it is

This is a photograph of the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Seneca Falls, New York, built in 1843. Only three original walls of the building survive, and it is now part of the Women's Rights National Historic Park.

Why it matters

This church was the site of the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention, where about 300 people gathered to hear Elizabeth Cady Stanton demand voting rights for women. It is considered the starting point of the organized women's rights movement in the United States.

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Printed broadside titled "Our Roll of Honor" listing the signatories to the Declaration of Sentiments from the 1848 Woman's Rights Convention at Seneca Falls, New York. Names are arranged in columns under headings Ladies and Gentlemen, with handwritten notes across the top and bottom margins.Document

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