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Book/Printed Material The first convention ever called to discuss the civil and political rights of women, Seneca Falls, N.Y., July 19, 20, 1848

[ National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection copy ]

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Title

  • The first convention ever called to discuss the civil and political rights of women, Seneca Falls, N.Y., July 19, 20, 1848

Names

  • Woman's Rights Convention (1848 : Seneca Falls, N.Y.)
  • Stone, Lucy, 1818-1893, former owner
  • National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [S.l. : s.n., after 1848]

Headings

  • -  Women's rights--United States--Congresses

Genre

  • Presentation copies (Provenance)--DLC

Notes

  • -  Caption title.
  • -  "This call was published in the Seneca County courier, July 14, 1848, without any signatures. The movers of this convention, who drafted the call, the declaration and resolutions were Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, Martha C. Wright, Mary Ann McClintock, and Jane C. Hunt"--Footnote.
  • -  Includes p. [1] first and closing paragraphs of Mrs. Stanton's address.
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
  • -  LAC tnb 2019-08-05 update (1 card)

Medium

  • 8 p. ; 22 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • HQ1403 .W6 1848
  • JK1881 .N357 sec. VII, no. 1, #16 Another copy. 23 cm. NAWSA bookplate. Another copy bound in sec. XVI, no. 6, p 68-69; a later report on the convention from p. 68 (in acc. envelope). Gift of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, Nov. 1, 1938. Presentation inscription by Susan B. Anthony.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 27007548

Online Format

  • online text
  • image
  • pdf

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Credit Line: Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection.

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Chicago citation style:

Woman'S Rights Convention, Lucy Stone, and National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection. The first convention ever called to discuss the civil and political rights of women, Seneca Falls, N.Y., July 19, 20. [S.l.: s.n., after, 1848] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/27007548/.

APA citation style:

Woman'S Rights Convention, Stone, L. & National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection. (1848) The first convention ever called to discuss the civil and political rights of women, Seneca Falls, N.Y., July 19, 20. [S.l.: s.n., after] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/27007548/.

MLA citation style:

Woman'S Rights Convention, Lucy Stone, and National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection. The first convention ever called to discuss the civil and political rights of women, Seneca Falls, N.Y., July 19, 20. [S.l.: s.n., after, 1848] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/27007548/>.