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The declaration of sentiments and resolutions.
Declaration of human sentiments. Three days before the convention feminists lucretia mott martha c. Men s history of repeated injuries and usurpations in order to an absolute tyranny over women is asserted and the intention to lay out the evidence is also included. Elizabeth cady stanton an excerpt from the declaration of sentiments woman s rights convention seneca falls and rochester n y july and august 1848 elizabeth cady stanton s speech is read by. In the declaration of independence the pronoun he explicitly referred to the tyrannical king george iii.
Declaration of sentiments when in the course of human events it becomes necessary for one portion of the family of man to assume among the people of the earth a position different from that which they have hitherto occupied but one to which the laws of nature and of nature s god entitle them a decent respect to the opinions of mankind. When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for one portion of the family of man to assume among the people of the earth a position different from that which they have hitherto. The declaration of sentiments and resolutions was drafted by elizabeth cady stanton for the women s rights convention at seneca falls new york in 1848. Held in seneca falls new york the convention is now known as the seneca falls convention the principal author of the declaration was elizabeth cady stanton.
The declaration is one of the roots of the suffrage movement that ultimately resulted the 19th amendment being added to the constitution. The declaration was also met with strong criticism and anger. When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for one portion of the family of man to assume among the people of the earth a position different from that which they have hitherto occupied but one to which the laws of nature and nature s god entitle them a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the. The public release of the declaration of sentiments triggered dialog among many women also interested in equal rights and womens suffrage.
Wright elizabeth cady stanton and mary ann mcclintock met to assemble the agenda for the meeting along with the speeches that would be made. Based on the american declaration of independence the sentiments demanded equality with men before the law in education and employment. Declaration of sentiments document outlining the rights that american women should be entitled to as citizens that emerged from the seneca falls convention in new york in july 1848. So begins the list of sentiments or grievances in stanton s declaration.