Declaration Of Sentiments
The Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions was written on July 19th, 1848 during the Seneca Falls Convention. It was "called by the Women of Seneca County, N.Y., and held at the village of Seneca Falls, in the Wesleyan Chapel, on the 19th and 20th of July, 1848." A total of three hundred people attended the convention including forty men to discuss the rights of women in America. Women in America felt disenfranchised by their male counterparts. Women had very little rights or say in what went on in their lives. Elizabeth Cady Stanton was one of the major contributors to the Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions. She is credited with making their Declaration almost identical to the Declaration of Independence, which was a very effective approach to getting their declarations heard. This document allowed for what was later known as the Women's Suffrage Movement. Women were not allowed to do many things in that time. They had all the responsibilities as citizens of the United States, but none of the rights. For example, "he (me in general) has never permitted her to exercise her inalienable right to the elective franchise." Women weren't allowed to vote and some men believed that they shouldn't even speak in pu
------------------------------------------------------------------------ Brinkley, Alan. American History: A Survey, Volume 1:to 1877 New York: McGraw-Hill College, 1999 blic. Even though many women were active in the abolitionist movement of slaves, they were often criticized by men who did not recognize their right to speak in public. They were actually kept out of abolitionist meetings by officials of the anti-slavery movement. Another injustice that women suffered was that if she were to have a divorce, custody would be given to the father because women didn't have the right to own property or keep her own wages. These types of injustices and double standards upset the women of this country so they used their right to assemble at the Seneca Falls Convention. Ironically, consideri! "Report of the Woman's Rights Convention," n.d., . Stanton, Elizabeth C et al., "The Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions", (19 July 1848)Ceccarelli, Leah, "Context Preview for the Seneca Falls Convention 'Declaration of Sentiments,'" n.d., (Autumn 2000)Lavender, Catherine, "The Declaration of Independence and the Declaration of Sentiments and Resolu
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