Downtown in Rochester in Monroe County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Rochester Women's Rights Convention

August 2nd, 1848

Photographed by Lugnuts, September 7, 2020

1. Rochester Women's Rights Convention Marker

Inscription.
In the First Unitarian Church adjacent to this site, two weeks after the First Woman's Rights Convention as Seneca Falls

Here for the first time in history, a woman was elected to preside over a public convention.

Abigail Bush. President: Laura Murray. Vice-President
Secretaries: Catherine A.F. Stebbins, Sarah L, & Mary H. Hallowell, Sarah Anthony Burtis

Among those signing the demands for action to end the age old laws and customs opressing women were:
Amy Post • Elizabeth-Cadi Stanton • Frederick Douglass • Lucretia Mott • Rhoda DeGarmo • Daniel & Lucy Anthony • Sarah C. Owen • Mary Anthony • William C. Nell • Sarah D. Fish

One closing resolution stated:

"Resolved, that it is the duty of women, whatever her complexion, to assume, as soon as possible, her true position of equality in the social circle, the church, and the state."

This plaque is dedication the 150th anniversary of this convention by the First Unitarian Church of Rochester and mounted here through the kindness of Downtown United Presbyterian Church.

Erected 1998 by First Unitarian Church of Rochester.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Religion & Religious Structures • Women. In addition, it is included in the Unitarian Universalism (UUism) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is August 2, 1848.

Location. 43° 9.448′ N, 77° 36.958′ W. Marker is in Rochester, New York, in Monroe County. It is in Downtown. It is on Fitzhugh Street 0.1 miles south of Allen Street, on the right when traveling south. The plaque is mounted on the face of the building, above the sidewalk. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 121 Fitzhugh St N, Rochester NY 14614, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker

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is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

and in the Finger Lakes.

It is also in the American Northeast,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Brick Presbyterian Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Post House (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rochester: Center of Freedom (about 600 feet away); Morning of February 18, 1861 (about 700 feet away); The Underground Railroad (approx. 0.2 miles away); Monroe County (approx. 0.2 miles away); Early Education (approx. 0.2 miles away); City of Rochester (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rochester.

Photographed by Lugnuts, September 7, 2020

2. Rochester Women's Rights Convention Marker

The marker is mounted on the face of the building. It is highlighted on the lower left side of the photo.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2021, by Lugnuts of Germantown, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,290 times since then and 95 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 7, 2021, by Lugnuts of Germantown, Wisconsin. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.