<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The Seneca Falls Convention was the first women's rights convention . It advertised itself as "a convention to discuss the social, civil, and religious condition and rights of woman". Held in Seneca Falls, New York, it spanned two days over July 19--20, 1848 . Attracting widespread attention, it was soon followed by other women's rights conventions, including the Rochester Women's Rights Convention in Rochester, New York, two weeks later . In 1850 the first in a series of annual National Women's Rights Conventions met in Worcester, Massachusetts . </P> <P> Female Quakers local to the area organized the meeting along with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who was not a Quaker . They planned the event during a visit to the area by Philadelphia - based Lucretia Mott . Mott, a Quaker, was famous for her oratorical ability, which was rare for non-Quaker women during an era in which women were often not allowed to speak in public . </P>

This was the first public meeting about women's rights held in the united states