American Women Demand Their Rights
![America's women's rights pioneers: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott and Susan B. Anthony](https://www.onthisday.com/images/articles/womens-rights-pioneers.jpg)
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Historical Events
1st US Women's Rights Convention
1st US women's rights convention held in Seneca Falls NY, organised by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott
- German Parliament demands Dutch province of Limburg
Famous Birthdays
- Cornelis Adrianus Pekelharing, Dutch physician, born in Zaandam, Netherlands (d. 1922)
About July 19, 1848
Calendar: Gregorian
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 175 years, 11 months and 24 days
Leap Year: Yes
Star Sign: Cancer