The World Anti Slavery Convention was held in London in 1840. About 300 delegates, most from England and the United States, attended. At first women were banned. After a day of discussion they were admitted but not permitted to participate. The women who met at the convention decided to organize their own convention for women’s rights. Eight years later the first convention was held in Seneca Falls, starting the women’s right movement. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who lived in Seneca Falls, wrote the Declaration of Sentiments which caused a stir across the country but changes were slow. 80 years passed before women were allowed to vote in federal elections and the fight for equal rights continues today.
The visitor center has a film and exhibits about the convention and the women’s rights movement. The shell of a building next door is the Wesleyan Chapel where the convention was held. Ranger led programs are held at the chapel and also at Elizabeth Stanton’s home. The M'Clintock house in Waterloo is open to the public during the summer.
The visitor center and the chapel are accessible. The Stanton house has steps and no ramp. We didn’t visit the M'Clintock house but it’s supposed to be accessible.
RVs will fit in the spaces along the street in front of the visitor center or in the public parking lot on Myndersee St. Park
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