On these days in history, July 19th and July 20th of 1848, The Seneca Falls Convention took place as the first women’s rights convention. It advertised itself as “a convention to discuss the social, civil, and religious condition and rights of woman” Held in Seneca Falls, New York, it attracted widespread attention and spurred future conventions across the United States. The convention marked the beginning of an organized women’s rights movement in the U.S.