Woman's Rights Convention of 1852

The first Woman's Rights Convention in Pennsylvania was held here, June 2-3, 1852, four years after the famous Seneca Falls, New York, Convention. It adopted resolutions promoting the legal, educational and vocational rights of women.

Marker is at the intersection of N. High Street and Evans Street, on the right when traveling north on N. High Street.

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