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Declaration of sentiments hippo. In the school of anti slavery 1840 1866 edited by ann d. Declaration of sentiments and resolutions outline kaylee kellam we anticipate no small amount of misconception misrepresentation and ridicule we shall employ agents circulate tracts petition the state and national legislatures and endeavor to enlist the pulpit and the. New republic 08 10 98 vol. Reviews several books related to womens suffrage and feminism.
It was presented at the convention and it said that women were men s equals and that no man should withhold a women s rights. The declaration of sentiments a key text in the 19 th century women s rights movement mirrored the declaration. She modele it after the declaration of independence. The declaration of independence carries a firm and urgent tone.
Women s conventions are still held today to bring attention to issues like the continuing gender wage gap health care childcare and domestic violence. In the declaration of sentiments it proclaimed that all men and women were created equal 3 the document went on in detail concerning the grievances of the more than 300 women there in attendance the first three paragraphs of the declaration of sentiments reads like the united state s declaration of independence with the above. Kerwin what is hippo. Elizabeth cady stanton along with a few other women wrote one of america s most important documents declaration of sentiments and resolutions advocating women s rights.
The declaration of sentiments and resolutions was written by elizabeth cady stanton. 219 issue 6 p26 12p 3bwauthor s. The selected papers of elizabeth cady stanton and susan b. It was introduced in seneca falls new york in july of 1848 at america s first women s rights convention.
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. The declaration of independence is a well known and admired piece which is why stanton uses its template to write her piece the declaration of sentiments and resolutions. The convention at seneca falls and the declaration of sentiments that it produced became a blueprint for the women s rights movement demanding equal social status and legal rights. Hippo analysis information with sample analysis of unit ii documents c apush mr.
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