• First Wave Statue Exhibit

    Women's Rights

    National Historical Park New York

Abby Kelley Foster

Abby Kelley Foster
Abby Kelley Foster
Library of Congress

Abby Kelley Foster's life as an anti-slavery activist is a common strand woven through the story of the First Women's Rights Convention. She may not have attended, but her influence on the organizers is clear.

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Wesleyan Chapel, site of the First Women's Rights Convention, as it appears today.

Did you know the women's rights movement formally began in the Wesleyan Chapel in Seneca Falls, New York? More...