In Waterloo, on July 13, 1848, a tea party at the home of activist Jane Hunt became the catalyst for the women's rights movement. Jane Hunt's guests were Lucretia Mott, Martha Wright, Mary Ann McClintock, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. As the women drank tea, they discussed the woes imposed on women – not having the right to vote, not being able to own property, few social and intellectual outlets – and decided they wanted change. At the end of the meeting, the five women organized the first women's rights convention in Seneca Falls, New York, and wrote a notice for the Seneca County Courier inviting all women to attend the influential event. And the right to vote was what supported women's equality