What document did delegates adopt at the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention?

Delegates at the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention adopted the Declaration of Sentiments.

Held in Seneca Falls, New York, on July 19 and 20, 1848, the meeting is widely regarded as the first women’s rights convention in the United States. Elizabeth Cady Stanton drafted the document, which was modeled in structure and language on the Declaration of Independence.

The Declaration of Sentiments declared that women and men were created equal and listed grievances against laws and customs that restricted women’s education, property rights, employment, and political participation. It specifically demanded women’s right to vote.

About 100 people signed the document, including 68 women and 32 men. The convention did not immediately change voting laws, and disagreement over the suffrage demand remained, but the gathering helped organize the U.S. women’s rights movement.