Seneca Falls
Seneca Falls
Jane Hunt, Lucretia Mott, Martha Wright, Mary Ann M’Clintock, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton decided that the changes they desired for women would only come to fruition if they fought for them. Six days later, on July 19, 1848, 200 women (and 42 men, including the abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass) packed into the Wesleyan Chapel in Seneca Falls to signal to the entire world the birth of the women’s rights movement. In 1917—more than 65 years after that small tea party in Waterloo—New York became one of the first states to grant women the right to vote. This act helped usher in the 19th Amendment in 1920, which granted the right for citizens to vote, regardless of gender. Today, visitors to New York State can step into the past to recapture the spirit of the early suffragists who raised their voices and ignited change and see their legacy taken up by women who made their mark in politics, the arts, and more.
A vibrant cultural center, the Alice Austen House keeps the daring spirit of the early American photographer... more
Tribute to Jamestown's most famous daughter. Museum offers a personal look at the lives and careers of TV's... more
Dedicated in 1838, Mount Hope is America’s first municipal Victorian cemetery and the final resting place of... more
Commemorating the birthplace of the women’s rights movement, this national historic park features exhibits, an... more
The pioneer leader for women’s rights lived in this house during the 40 most politically active years of her... more
To illuminate the life and writings of Edna St. Vincent Millay and to preserve and interpret the character of... more
Visitors can explore the house where this co-leader of the early women’s rights movement lived and worked for... more
Knowledgeable guides help visitors explore the stories of more than 250 distinguished women from throughout... more
The only National Historic Site dedicated to a first lady of the United States, "Val-Kill", was the home of... more
Restored home of feminist pioneer in women's suffrage, temperance and abolition movements. more
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