Earth at night seen from space.
The fight for women's suffrage was a long and difficult one. For centuries, women were denied the right to vote, simply because they were women. This was a time when women were considered second-class citizens, and they had very few rights. The first women's rights convention was held in Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848. This convention was a major turning point in the fight for women's suffrage. At the convention, women's rights activists adopted a Declaration of Sentiments, which called for equal rights for women, including the right to vote.