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The first women's rights convention was held in Seneca Falls, New York. Two days after the discussion and debate, 68 women and 32 men signed a Declaration of Sentiments, which outlines injustice and sets the plan for the women's rights movement. A set of 12 resolutions is adopted calling for equal treatment of women and men under the law and voting rights for women.
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The first National Women's Rights Convention takes place in Worcester, Mass., attracting more than 1,000 participants. National conventions are held yearly (except for 1857) through 1860.
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The beginning of the fight for women’s suffrage in the United States, which introduces Jeannette Rankin’s entry into Congress by nearly 70 years, grew out of a larger women’s rights movement. That reform effort evolved during the 19th century initially emphasized a broad spectrum of goals before focusing solely on securing the franchise for women. Women’s suffrage leaders often disagreed about the tactics for and the emphasis (federal vs. state) of their reform efforts. Ultimately, the suffrage movement provided political training for some of the early women pioneers in Congress, but its internal divisions foreshadowed the persistent disagreements among women in Congress and among women’s rights activists after the passage of the 19th amendment.