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The declaration of sentiments is essentially a rewrite of the declaration of independence but instead of all men are created equal it is all men and women are created equal.
Declaration of sentiments apush. In the declaration of sentiments it states that women are subject to law that they have no say in. Seneca falls for apush seneca falls seneca falls new york was the site of the first women s rights convention organized by lucretia mott and elizabeth cady stanton in 1848. The purpose of this one though is to draw up numerous parallels between the logic of the american revolution and the logic behind the women s cries for equallity with men. She was a mother of seven and she shocked other feminists by advocating suffrage for women at the first women s right s convention in seneca new york 1848.
The women met while campaigning for the abolition of slavery. This video covers the kickoff to the women s rights movement with the declaration of sentiments primary source. The declaration of sentiments also known as the declaration of rights and sentiments is a document signed in 1848 by 68 women and 32 men 100 out of some 300 attendees at the first women s rights convention to be organized by women. Based upon the us declaration of independence grand basis for attaining the civil social political and religious rights of women.
Seneca falls declaration of sentiments summarize. Wright elizabeth cady stanton and mary ann mcclintock met to assemble the agenda for the meeting along with the speeches that would be made. While in london at the world anti slavery convention mott. Elizabeth cady stanton was a member of the women s right s movement in 1840.
The declaration of sentiments more specifically seems ripped off from the declaration of the rights of women and citizen drawn up during the french revolution. The seneca falls convention of july 19th 1848 was something of a response to the cause of emancipation but in the regards of women instead of slaves. It was held in seneca falls new york and attended by both women and men where they drew. 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.
Women were created equal to men therefore they should have equal. It was created and signed by attendees of the seneca falls convention of 1848. Three days before the convention feminists lucretia mott martha c. The declaration of sentiments quotes the declaration of independence and use it to prove how they have been denied basic rights.
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.