What were the factors leading to the Seneca Falls Conference on Women’s Rights? -Who were the organizers behind it? -What factors in their backgrounds influenced their actions and the form the movement took? *Think here about abolitionism and religion This paper will draw on the following sources: -The excerpts from Foner Chapter 12, especially 464-474 “The Origins of Feminism” and all subsections, including the two primary source document excerpts on pp. 470 & 471. -The chapters from Wellman -The Declaration of Sentiments -Use the ideas from the readings in They Say / I Say about the “conversation” to connect, compare, and contrast these authors’ discussions of the women’s rights movement. How are they similar, and how are they different? Where do they complement one another? Foner gives a very brief introduction to the topic, while Wellman goes into more depth and detail about specific aspects of the early movement.