Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1850 - Women's Rights Convention

First National Women's Rights Convention held in Worcester

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The woman's rights movement began at Seneca Falls in 1848. That meeting spurred interest in forming a national movement.

In May of 1850, women from the Seneca Falls meeting who were attending an anti-slavery convention in Boston got together to plan a National Woman's Rights Convention. Nine met, with seven of them chosen to do the work. They selected Worcester as the location. Paulina Wright Davis wrote the call to the convention, presided over it, created the first permanent woman's rights organizations, and founded the first woman's rights newspaper.

The convention, held on October 23 & 24, 1850, attracted approximately 1,000 people. Of this number, 268 "declared themselves" which meant they could vote. Of that number, 84 were from Worcester.

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