Women's Rights National Historical Park

Address:136 Fall Street
Seneca Falls, New York
Tel: (315) 568-2991

Visit the birth of progress at the Women's Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls and Waterloo, New York. The 6.83-acre historical park, established in 1980, commemorates the site of the first Women's Rights Convention, as well as the homes of early women's rights activists, and offers visitors plenty of opportunities to become better-educated on this important subject.

In 1848, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and four other women's rights activists invited the public to the first Women's Rights Convention at the Wesleyan Chapel in Seneca Falls. By the end of the two-day convention, 100 people had made a public commitment to work to improve women's quality of life, and the revolution in women's rights continues to this day.

The Women's Rights National Historical Park offers visitors a wide array of educational opportunities. At the visitors center you can watch the orientation film, "Dreams of Equality," as well as visit a museum detailing the history of the women's rights movement. The Wesleyan Chapel at the Women's Rights National Historical Park offers daily programs to help visitors explore this important site. The M'Clintock and Elizabeth Cady Stanton Houses offer guided tours of the homes of prominent members of the movement. There is no food available at the Women's Rights National Historical Park, but there are a wide variety of restaurants in nearby Waterloo and Seneca Falls.

To get to the Women's Rights National Historical Park, take Route 414 North, then turn onto Fall Street.