The Wesleyan Chapel in Seneca Falls, N.Y., where on July 19 and 20, 1848, the first women's rights conventions in the U.S. were held. Epics/Hulton Archive via Getty Images On July 19, 1848, nearly 300 ...
Over two hot days in July nearly 175 years ago, women gathered in a Seneca Falls chapel to discuss women's rights. Abolitionists Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, and several other women ...