
However here the pronoun he is a form of collective synecdoche a type of figurative speech in which the part represents the whole.
Declaration of sentiments by elizabeth cady stanton. She helped set up the seneca falls convention where she delivered her declaration of sentiments which called for women to petition for their rights. Stanton addressed that men and women were created equal so they deserved equal rights also. Elizabeth cady stanton and the stronghold of the fortress. Elizabeth cady stanton s declaration of sentiments and resolutions essay 1405 words 6 pages.
So begins the list of sentiments or grievances in stanton s declaration. Elizabeth cady stanton et al. 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. 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 of sentiments 1848 elizabeth cady stanton and lucretia mott two american activists in the movement to abolish slavery called together the first conference to address women s rights and issues in seneca falls new york in 1848. Elizabeth cady stanton and lucretia mott two american activists in the movement to abolish slavery called together the first conference to address women s rights and issues in seneca falls new york in 1848. Part of the reason for doing so had been that mott had been refused. The declaration of sentiments seneca falls conference 1848.
Declaration of sentiments by elizabeth cady stanton audio books. A call to women a call to all elizabeth cady stanton fought tirelessly against inequality between men and women an issue that still plagues this nation. Declaration of sentiments and resolutions seneca falls 1848 on the morning of the 19th the convention assembled at 11 o clock. In the declaration of independence the pronoun he explicitly referred to the tyrannical king george iii.
By elizabeth cady stanton. The declaration of sentiments offered for the acceptance of the convention was then read by e. Stanton organized the seneca falls convention with lucretia mott who like her had been excluded from the world anti slavery convention in london eight years earlier. In 1848 a historic assembly of women gathered in seneca falls new york the home of elizabeth cady stanton.