Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Anniversary

If my math is correct, today is the 163'd anniversary of the First Women's Rights Convention. Approximately 300 people attended the convention, which spanned July 19 and 20, 1848 and was held in (and around) the Wesleyan Chapel, Seneca Falls, NY.

The Chapel is now part of the Women's Rights National Historical Park. The reconstruction of the Wesleyan Chapel, which has been an ongoing project for the past 3+ years, is complete, and today was its rededication. I wasn't there for today's events, but was recently while they were getting ready (that's a guy washing the Chapel windows):

Wesleyan Chapel, Women's Rights National Historical Park
Seneca Falls, New York. July 7, 2011



Finally, in honor of the day, The Distillers and their tune, "Seneca Falls":


2 comments:

Ink said...

HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORAYYYYYYYYYYYYY!

WOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Thank you, women who planned the convention. And the women who have fought ever since. ♥

Clio Bluestocking said...

Awesome! Thank you for remembering!