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In 1848 a convention was held in seneca falls, new york to state womens rights. The gathering was seen at the beginning of the womens Suffrage Movement, however, it took until 1920, over 72 years later for women to earn the right to vote. During those years, organizations would form creating a national movement, yet it was women in every community who led the effort in their towns and states to demand through the work of cspans cities tour, we will introduce you to some of these women who dedicated their lives to this cause. From a Newspaper Agency to a woman for protesting on the white house lawn. You will learn how western territories were on the leading edge of the movement and you will hear how a letter from a mother to her son would lead to the ratification of the 19th amendment, giving women the right of au pair we begin syracuse, new york, where an author Carol Faulkner talks about one of the movements lesserknown figures. Lucretia mott is the most important female white aboliti