Women's Rights National Historical Park

The Wesleyan Chapel, site of the first Women's Rights Convention

A gold and purple mural featuring faces of historic figures, over a stone wall.

Women's Rights NHP celebrates the American Women's Rights Movement and its inception in Seneca Falls, New York.

Front of Women's Rights National Historical Park Visitor Center

Visitors can come to learn about the largest social movement in history, the women's rights movement.

A bronze statue group of people wearing 19th-century clothing.

The First Wave Statue is one of the iconic sites of Women's Rights NHP.

The Elizabeth Cady Stanton House with a tree and National Park Service sign in the front yard

Take a ranger led tour in the home where Elizabeth Cady Stanton led the women's rights movement and raised 7 children

Photos: National Park Service

About Women’s Rights National Historical Park

Women’s Rights National Historical Park tells the story of the first Women’s Rights Convention, held in Seneca Falls, New York on July 19-20, 1848. It is a story of struggles for civil rights, human rights, and equality, global struggles that continue today. The efforts of women’s rights leaders, abolitionists, and other 19th century reformers remind us that all people must be accepted as equals.

Quick Facts

State New York

Designation National Historical Park

State Code NY

Weather In the winter, temperatures range from 0-40 degrees with an average of 10 inches of snow per month. Summer temperatures range from 60-85 degrees with high humidity.

Location & Map

Women’s Rights National Historical Park is located in New York.

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Operating Hours

The Visitor Center and Wesleyan Chapel share a site at 136 Fall Street in Seneca Falls. The building hours change by season. See below for current hours. Declaration Park, also at this address, is open dawn to dusk.

Wednesday 10:00AM - 4:00PM

Monday 10:00AM - 4:00PM

Thursday 10:00AM - 4:00PM

Sunday 9:00AM - 5:00PM

Tuesday 10:00AM - 4:00PM

Friday 9:00AM - 5:00PM

Saturday 9:00AM - 5:00PM

Activities

Guided Tours Hands-On Arts and Crafts Junior Ranger Program Park Film Museum Exhibits

Getting There

From the New York State Thruway (I-90) take exit 41 (Waterloo, Route 414). Turn right onto Route 414 South after exiting the tollbooth. Follow Route 414 South for approximately four miles. At the intersections of Route 414 and Routes 5 & 20, turn left onto Route 5 & 20 East. Follow for approximately one and a half miles into the Village of Seneca Falls. The Visitor Center is on the left at 136 Fall Street, Seneca Falls, NY 13148.

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Contact & Address

Address 136 Fall Street, Seneca Falls, NY, 13148

Phone 3155680024

Email wori_information_desk@nps.gov

Topics & Themes

Architecture and Building African American Heritage Archeology Arts Sculpture Enslavement Industry Mills Laborer and Worker Labor Movement LGB American Heritage Monuments and Memorials Religion and Spirituality Churches Social Movements Abolition Movement Civil Rights Religious Freedom Voting Rights and Suffrage Transportation Canals Women's History

Things To Do

Ranger Programs at Women's Rights

Ranger programs are offered at Women's Rights NHP year-round. Learn about the people and places that sparked a revolution for…

Dreams of Equality Film & Museum

Begin your visit to Women's Rights National Historical Park with information, exhibits, and our park bookstore.

The primary activity inside the visitor center is the park's film, Dreams of Equality. This film details the story of…

Visitor Centers