Ohio Women's Convention at Massillon in 1852

The Ohio Women's Convention met at Massillon, Ohio, on May 26,1852.^[1] It was the third in a series of conventions held in Ohio to promote women's rights and was preceded by the Seneca Falls Convention and the Ohio Women's Convention at Akron in 1851.^[2] Attendees of the convention were able to use the Pennsylvania and Ohio toll road at half-fair prices.^[3] The president of the convention was Hannah Tracy Cutler.^[4] The meeting was held in Massillon Baptist Chapel.^[5] Attendees came from a broad range of social and economic backgrounds.^[5] The convention had been organised by a six-person standing committee which had been formed at Akron.^[6] The committee included Betsy Mix Cowles and Mary Whiting.^[7] Caroline Severance was one of the notable speakers at the convention.^[8]

The proceedings were published in The Anti-Slavery Bugle.^[9] The convention received coverage in the national press, including in the New York Tribune.^[5] Attendees voted to establish the Ohio Women's Rights Association (OWRA), which held its first meeting the following year in Ravenna.^[2][10] Participants also drafted a constitution for the association.^[7]

• Proceedings from the convention