Making+a+Better+Society+-+Seneca+Falls+Convention

__**Info About the Convention**__ The Seneca Falls Convention was a group of women who met in Seneca Falls, New York to disscuss their rights. More that 300 people attended this convention. Elizabeth Cady Stanton was the leader of the Seneca Falls Convention.

More than 300 women attended the Convention. Click the picture for interactive timeline of the United States. It's AWESOME!
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**Women's Rights Convention

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**__What Women Couldn't Do__** Before the Seneca Falls Convention in New York women weren't allowed to own any property if they were married ands they never spoke to audiences that included men. They couldn't even speak at PUBLIC MEETINGS!!!!!!!!

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Another down-side to being a woman is that there were only a few jobs available to women and they all had very low pay.
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[] Click this link to see how unfairly women were treated back in the day.

Men didn't believe that women could do the same things as them. They thought that women were meant to stay at home, clean, and take care of kids. Women were pretty much owned by their fathers until they were married. Usually around the age of 16 or even younger. The worst part is that their father had to pick a husband for them they didn't even have a say in who they would be getting married to. Some of the time their husbands were mean and even abusive. Click the following links to learn more.
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