What Is Women’s Rights National Historical Park?
Women’s Rights National Historical Park preserves the Wesleyan Chapel that housed the nation’s first women’s rights convention, and the homes of several of its participants!
What Makes It Historical?
On July 19th, 1848, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott hosted the first ever Women’s Rights Conference here in Seneca Falls, New York! The conference ratified a new Declaration of Sentiments proclaiming equality for women in ways that had never been considered up to that point in history, like the rights to property, education, and representation! Mrs. Stanton took it a step further and pushed for voting rights, but it would be another 72 years before that radical idea would become a reality!
Here in Seneca Falls, Mrs. Stanton got introduced to the most famous American suffragist, Susan B. Anthony, and ended up writing many of Ms. Anthony’s speeches, which she delivered across the country! These, she wrote from her home, also under the protection of the National Historical Park!
The park preserves the sites and artifacts of the women’s rights movement, including the Wesleyan Chapel, Stanton House, and M’Clintock House, and has a comprehensive exhibit on the progress gained and progress yet to be made by women around the country!
How Can I #HelpTheHelpers?
- Volunteer at Women’s Rights National Historical Park!
- Donate to Women’s Rights National Historical Park!
- Be a responsible visitor! Remember the old adages: Pack out what you pack in! Take nothing but pictures and leave nothing but footprints!
How Do I Get There?
- Visitor Center
- 136 Fall Street
Seneca Falls, NY 13148
- Elizabeth Cady Stanton House
- 32 Washington Street
Seneca Falls, NY 13148
- M’Clintock House
- 14 East William Street
Waterloo, NY 13165
When Should I Visit the Park?
The visitor center is open from Wednesday until Sunday from 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM, and you can arrange tours at the other sites most weekends!
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