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Historical Importance of the Seneca Falls Convention Madison Laske and Kalena Seaman What Is the Seneca Falls Convention? The Seneca Falls Convention was held in July 1848 in Seneca Falls, New York. It was the first women’s rights convention held in America. Many historians mark it as the beginning of the modern American women’s movement. What Lead to It? Over the years, countless American women had fought for many different kinds of reforms. But the limits placed on them, especially their prohibition from participating in government by voting or holding public office, restricted their influence and accomplishments. As a result, many women wanted to obtain political power in order to advance the reforms. Other women, however, thought that political power should be available to women, not just so that they could achieve reform but because it was fair and reasonable. Women reformers had long worked for the rights of others. They were especially active in the abolitionist movement to end slavery. It was a short leap from thinking about racial equality to equality between the sexes. Thus, the time was right for women who had long worked to improve the lives of others to fight to improve their own lives. What Were the Consequences? The convention produced the Declaration of Sentiments, written by Stanton. Exactly 100 participants,68 women and 32 men signed the Declaration of Sentiments, which publicly stated their belief that “all men and women are created equal.” The struggle for the equality of American women had begun. Significance The Seneca Falls Convention marked the beginning of the women’s equal rights movement by setting the stage for furthering women’s social, political and civil rights.