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Making America's Best Idea Even Better
Women's Rights National Historical ParkWaterwall in Declaration Park adjacent to the visitor center
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Women's Rights National Historical Park
Judith Sargent Murray
 
Judith Sargent Murray (1751-1820) published an article in 1790 titled "On the Equality of the Sexes". This landmark publication brings to light yet another voice who challenged the role of women in religion, the formal education of girls and women, and the subordinate position of women in society.

Murray continued to write for the rest of her life. She wrote and published numerous essays, poems, and novels.
Wesleyan Chapel, site of the First Women's Rights Convention, as it appears today.  

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