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"Sister, I Have Thrown Down My Broom:" Frances Seward and the Women's Rights Movement
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Free.Location: LAT/LONG: 42.910769, -76.799696
Wesleyan Chapel, 136 Fall Street, Seneca Falls, NY 13148
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While Frances Seward, wife of former NY Governor and future U.S. Senator William Seward, made the difficult decision not to attend the convention at Seneca Falls, many of her friends and sympathies did. Soon enough, Frances started travelling the short distance from neighboring Auburn as well, joining Elizabeth Cady Stanton and other leaders in agitating for equality. The Seward House Museum's Director of Education, Jeff Ludwig, will discuss this often-unsung member of the movement.
Jeff Ludwig has been the Director of Education at the Seward House Museum since 2015. He holds a PhD in American History from the University of Rochester, the archival home of the Seward family papers.