In July 1848 in Seneca Falls, New York, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott convened the first women's rights convention in American history; the Declaration of Sentiments signed there — modeled on the Declaration of Independence — demanded the vote and equal legal status for women. The park includes the Wesleyan Chapel convention site, Stanton's home, and a visitor center documenting the 72-year campaign for suffrage.