It's been 175 years since history was made at Seneca Falls — and women are still fighting

 Nancy Pelosi - On this day 175 years ago, in the small town of Seneca Falls, New York, a group of visionary women shook the world. With their Declaration of Sentiments, they not only echoed but improved upon our founding charter — boldly asserting that “all men and women are created equal” and rallying women to “demand the equal station to which they are entitled.”

Imagine the courage that it took for those women at that time. Some had left home without their husband’s or father’s permission, and spoke openly about issues of discrimination and disenfranchisement and domestic violence. The groundbreaking convention in Seneca Falls further energized what was a burgeoning women’s rights movement in America.