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THE STRUGGLE FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS women’s rights but to seize By our civil rights editor them, “as did our fathers against October 25, 1850 King George III.” Sojourner HE first annual National Truth, the abolitionist born into Women’s Rights Convention slavery, gave a rousing speech Tended in triumph yesterday. on women’s rights. At the historic gathering in Elizabeth Cady Stanton, a Worcester, delegates from 11 U.S. leader in the women’s rights states heard speeches on women’s movement, was unable to attend right to vote as well as their right due to her pregnancy, but sent a to equal wages and to own property. letter of support: “The earth has Both women and men attended never yet seen a truly great and the two-day convention at Brinley virtuous nation, for woman has Hall, which attracted activists never yet stood the equal with man.” from as far away as the new U.S. Others who attended were state of California. abolitionists Frederick Douglass The press, sensing a good story, and William Lloyd Garrison. were not always kind to the Nantucket-born Lucretia Mott, participants. One newspaper who had helped to organize the called them a “motley mingling.” Seneca Falls Convention of 1848, Lucy Stone (right), of West the first regional women’s rights Brookfield—the first woman convention, also attended. from Massachusetts to earn a and to own property. Ernestine Fathers … but who has heard of The gathering in Worcester is college degree—was one of the Rose, who fled Poland for the Pilgrim Mothers?” surely not the last: women are main organizers. She called for America, said: “We have heard Abby Kelley Foster urged finding their voice, and plan to hold women to have the right to vote a great deal of our Pilgrim listeners not to argue over another convention next year..

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