This Day in History Entry #127

July 19th, 2011 by Wordsman

Lucy Mott had it catch in her throat
She could not believe what Lizzie wrote
“This bit has got to go!”
Frederick Douglass said, “No
Women must demand their right to vote”

Event: Opening of the Seneca Falls Convention, an early convention in the fight for women’s rights (notable for its Declaration of Sentiments, which, among many other things, called for women’s suffrage)
Year: 1848
Learn more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seneca_Falls_Convention

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