West Chester in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Woman's Rights Convention of 1852

Photographed by William Pfingsten, May 31, 2008

1. Woman's Rights Convention of 1852 Marker

Inscription. 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.

Erected 2003 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Education • Notable Events • Women. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1830.

Location. 39° 57.722′ N, 75° 36.386′ W. Marker is in West Chester, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is at the intersection of N. High Street and Evans Street, on the right when traveling north on N. High Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 225 N High Street, West Chester PA 19380, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Northeast

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: 137 North High Street (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Warner Theater (about 400 feet away); G. Raymond Rettew (about 500 feet away); Simon Barnard Row (about 600 feet away); Site of First School House in West Chester

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(about 600 feet away); Site of the First Schoolhouse (about 600 feet away); Chester County Notables (about 800 feet away); Bank of Chester County (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Chester.

Also see . . .
1. The Proceedings of the 1852 Meeting... (Submitted on March 29, 2015, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.)
2. Roots of the Woman's Rights movement in West Chester. (Submitted on March 29, 2015, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.)

Building where convention was held. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pfingsten, May 31, 2008

2. Building where convention was held.

Horticultural Hall c. 1899 image. Click for full size.

Keith Smith ~ via Public Domain, 1899

3. Horticultural Hall c. 1899

As the building may have looked during that Woman's Rights gathering

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 5, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,068 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 5, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 3. submitted on March 29, 2015, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.