First women's rights convention!

The first ever women’s rights convention took place in Wesleyan Chapel in Seneca Falls, New York, 19-20th of July 1848. The convention was mainly about the social, civil, and religious condition and rights of women.

In this day and time a lot of people think that women should be at home taking care of the domestic life. But these women think differently. Lucretia Mott of Philadelphia, Elizabeth Cady Stanton of Seneca Falls, Jane Hunt of Waterloo and Elizabeth McClintock of Waterloo planned the whole thing. 300 people showed up at the convention, both women and men. But only 100 people signed the Declaration of Sentiments, 68 women and 32 men. The Declaration of Sentiments is a document that claims that “all men and women were created equal”. The signatures were to right all the wrongs on women’s rights.

I got some quick words with Elizabeth before her speech.
“Women’s right is a big issue that has to get out into the country. Women can do what men can do just as good! Why should we have to do the domestic work, when we are capable of doing something more?”
Then she was rushed out onto the stage to say her speech, which was a very good speech indeed.

Outside of the convention where protesters, protesting that women should take care of the domestic life. Sam Daily, one of the protesters, said
“Women should be at home and take care of the children. They are the ones that give birth, and take care of them. Women aren’t as strong as men, so how are they going to do it if they have to lift something heavy? And what if both parents are at work, whom are going to take care of the children?” Cries of cheers from people around him.