Join us July 19-21, 2024 as we comemmorate the 176th anniversary of the 1848 Women's Rights Convention!Revolutionary FamiliesWomen's Rights National Historical Park invites visitors for Convention Days 2024, to be held in Seneca Falls, July 19-21. Convention Days, long a signature event in Seneca Falls, commemorates the anniversary of the 1848 women’s rights convention, where 300 women and men joined together in asserting that “all men and women are created equal.” The convention was the first of its kind in the United States and gave rise to the American women’s rights movement. The theme of Convention Days 2024 is Revolutionary Families, which will focus on the shifting role of the family throughout American history. Convention Days will include family programming, as well as presentations by historians, park staff, and living history performers focusing on the topic of family. He has made her, morally, an irresponsible being, as she can commit many crimes, with impunity, provided they be done in the presence of her husband. In the covenant of marriage, she is compelled to promise obedience to her husband, he becoming, to all intents and purposes, her master - the law giving him power to deprive her of her liberty, and to administer chastisement. He has so framed the laws of divorce, as to what shall be the proper causes of divorce; in case of separation, to whom the guardianship of the children shall be given, as to be wholly regardless of the happiness of women - the law, in all cases, going upon the false supposition of the supremacy of man, and giving all power into his hands.
The Original Convention DaysThe 1848 Women's Rights ConventionProgram ScheduleThe schedule of Convention Days programs will be updated regularly as it develops. Visit this page for programming updates. Schedule To Be Determined
Schedule To Be Determined
Schedule To Be Determined
Other Events and ActivitiesConvention Days is a community event. Visit our Nearby Attractions page for links to other museums and organizations in Seneca Falls. These organizations host Convention Days activities beyond those hosted by the park. Discover Seneca FallsNearby Attractions |
Last updated: February 29, 2024