Seneca Falls Convention
noun U.S. History.
a women's rights convention held at Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848, organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott.
Also called
Seneca Falls Conference.
Cultural definitions for seneca falls convention
Seneca Falls Convention
The first convention in America devoted to women's rights. It met in Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848, and passed several resolutions, including a demand that women be given the right to vote.