... political condition and the civil liberties of women. At this convention, the women who drafted the Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions, Elizabeth Stanton and Lucretia Mott, followed the structure of the Declaration of Independence for guidance. Their declaration imitates or parodies Jefferson's declaration so that it displays the intelligence of Stanton to compare the two. Although the King of England is replaced with the "tyrant man,"" both documents still share many similarities, as well as differences. The Declaration of Independence and the Declaration of Sentiments and Resolu...

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... political condition and the civil liberties of women. At this convention, the women who drafted the Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions, Elizabeth Stanton and Lucretia Mott, followed the structure of the Declaration of Independence for guidance. Their declaration imitates or parodies Jefferson's declaration so that it displays the intelligence of Stanton to compare the two. Although the King of England is replaced with the "tyrant man,"" both documents still share many similarities, as well as differences. The Declaration of Independence and the Declaration of Sentiments and Resolu...

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... for that same thing that the forefathers of our country were fighting for when they wrote the Declaration of Independence, freedom and equality. The next speech I will analyze is "Home Life", which is a speech Stanton gave on marriage and divorce. In this speech that Stanton delivered during lecture tours in the 1870's, she speaks of morality, motherhood, and the shaping of children's character . She touched on the subject of the role that religion plays ... in keeping women oppressed. This controversial belief would eventually be the cause of Stanton ... ...

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... they created should be put to use and not just be unfulfilled words. Just like the Declaration of Independence, Stanton addresses all of the wrongdoings done to women, by men. "In the covenant of marriage, she is becoming, to all intents and purposes, her master – the law giving him power to deprive her of her liberty and to administer chastisement." (Stanton 1-2). Here, she explains how & ... quot;He" is compared to a woman's master when married. Although, it says in the Declaration of Independence that everyone has the right of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness why are women...

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... to which 300 women and 40 men, including Fredrick Douglas attended. There they created "the Declaration of Sentiments", paraphrasing the Declaration of independents and favoring of Women's Rights. With the convincing of Fredrick Douglas, 100 delegates including himself, signed the Declaration marking the onset of the Women's Movement. With the Declaration of Sentiments bringing the issue of women voting to the national level, these delegates at the convention, now called suffragists, were focused on securing political equality for women ... . Single western women, generally had a negativ...

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... to which 300 women and 40 men, including Fredrick Douglas attended. There they created "the Declaration of Sentiments", paraphrasing the Declaration of independents and favoring of Women's Rights. With the convincing of Fredrick Douglas, 100 delegates including himself, signed the Declaration marking the onset of the Women's Movement. With the Declaration of Sentiments bringing the issue of women voting to the national level, these delegates at the convention, now called suffragists, were focused on securing political equality for women ... . Single western women, generally had a negativ...

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... seats, this was what sparked Mott to seek equality for women. Lucretia Mott was one of the first women to sign the Declarations of Sentiments in 1848, this declaration called for equal treatment of all women. According to fordham.edu (1998) "The Declaration of the Seneca Falls Convention, using the model of the US Declaration of Independence, forthrightly demanded that the rights of women as right-bearing individuals be acknowledged and respected by society. It was signed by ... sixty-eight women and thirty-two men" (para.1). Until Lucretia Mott's death in 1880 she remained an involved ...

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... equality should extend to women as well as blacks and organized the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848. In 1850 Lucy Stone established the movement's first national convention. There were 61 women and 34 men in attendance. Female Suffrage was the topic of discussion at the convention. The group passed the Declaration of Sentiments, a list of grievances and demands modeled on the Declaration of Independence that called on women to organize and petition for their ... rights. A controversial demand for the right to vote passed by a narrow margin.(Document I) Another problem tackled by reforme...

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Long Lasting Effects A careful reading of Thomas Jefferson's The Declaration of Independence and Elizabeth Cady Stanton's Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions reveals both similarities and contrasts between the two writings when comparing their use of language, the logic they used in stirring their audiences, and how effective they may have been in reaching their targeted audiences. Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of The Declaration of Independence, which was presented to the Second Continental Congress on June 28 ... , 1776. This document was written in response to the tyranny of ...

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... women, they were forced to sit in the back so nobody would see them. When they went back to America, she organized the first women's rights convention. She held it at her home at Seneca Falls. There, Stanton wrote the Declaration of Sentiments. She wrote it using the Declaration of Independence as her model. For an example, the Declaration of independence states that "All men are created equal ... ", but Stanton wrote, All men AND women are created equal". During the Civil War, Stanton worked hard for abolishing slavery and women's rights. When her ... abolitionist leaders and they marrie...

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" All men are created equal; they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." Thomas Jefferson The Declaration of Independence is, to me, the founding document of America. It is what made America what it is and made Americans who they are. But it is also a controversial document, in that who were ... did they feel about it? Two authors that answer this question are Frederick Douglass in his speech What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton in her Declaration of Sentiments. First, th...

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... we want as long as we do not have negative impacts on other people's freedom. The statement "All men are created equal" which can be found in The Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson was all about America's freedom and rights from the hands of the King of Great Britain. Jefferson focus was only on white man as he made such statement that & ... both equality and freedom. There are several situations where equality and liberty did not work together because they contradict each other. In The Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson, he demanded the freedom ...

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... Stanton was trying to point out was that these practices of mistreatment were considered to be the norm, not but 70 years after the new, idealistic democratic American Government was formed. That in essence, women were fighting for that same thing that the forefathers of our country were fighting for when they wrote the Declaration of Independence, freedom and equality. The next speech I will analyze is "Home Life", which is ... a speech Stanton gave on marriage and divorce. In this speech that Stanton delivered during lecture tours in the 1870's, she speaks of morality, motherhood, and...

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... Stanton was trying to point out was that these practices of mistreatment were considered to be the norm, not but 70 years after the new, idealistic democratic American Government was formed. That in essence, women were fighting for that same thing that the forefathers of our country were fighting for when they wrote the Declaration of Independence, freedom and equality. The next speech I will analyze is "Home Life", which is ... a speech Stanton gave on marriage and divorce. In this speech that Stanton delivered during lecture tours in the 1870's, she speaks of morality, motherhood, and...

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... Resolutions Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, both of whom were deeply influenced by the antislavery movement, organized the Seneca Falls conference in July 1848 to bring men and women together to consider the subordinate role of women in the United States. The two organizers, together with others, drew up this declaration, using the Declaration of Independence as a model. About three-hundred people attended the conference and it was chaired by Lucretia Mott ... 's husband, James. Eleven resolutions were passed unanimously, and the twelfth was narrowly passed after a stirring spe...

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... the "self evident truth" in the Declaration of Independence "that all men are created equal." This great historical document seemed to prove the point that slaves should be free because all men were created equal and therefore should be treated equally. In an effect to obtain equality for women the Declaration of Independence was also used. At the Seneca Falls Convention a Declaration of Sentiments was drafted that was patterned on the Declaration of Independence adding women to the ... "self evident truths." Women like the Grimke sisters, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Lucretia Mott who w...

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... New York. Stanton used one of the most popular documents in American history, the Declaration of Independence as the model for this controversial (at the time) document that called for women's equal rights. Stanton used this model for a few different reasons. For instance the ideology of the Declaration of Independence (DOI) was geared towards rejecting the power of King George III over the colonies and it's citizens. The DSR was rejecting the power of the man over the women and more specifically ... the husband over his wife. The way in which the two documents ... ...

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... event in a local newspaper and mapped an agenda. As they were trying to organize the event, they decided to use the Declaration of Independence as a model for their platform, naming "all men- instead of "King George- at their oppressor (www.fordham.edu). Using the language of the document, the ladies drafted the woman's Declaration of Sentiments. To illustrate male injustice, a list of eighteen grievances was attached. This stated that woman had unequal status in ... the moral, educational, legal, marital, religious, economic, and political fields. When the Seneca Falls Woman's Rights C...

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... men, from the Seneca falls area attended. The group that attended consisted of very patriotic women who shared the ideals of democracy and improving the new nation. Their mission was to help the U.S. keep its promise of giving every citizen freedom and equality, and the chance at a better life. At the convention a Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions was drafted echoing the words of the Declaration of Independence.(pg341) This document outlined the injustices women suffered as a result of having no ... political involvement. (pg1-4'sentiments)The obvious solution to ... ...

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... :00 a.m. in Seneca Falls, the first Women's Rights Convention was held. The first day of the meeting was held exclusively for women, while the second day both men and women could attend. A formal list of grievances were made, based on the Declaration of Independence, ranging from inequities in property rights, employment, education, religion, marriage, family, and suffrage. Stanton drew up the Declaration of Sentiments and on July 19th the Declaration of Sentiments was presented to an ... audience of 300 people, including forty men ... ...

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... Stanton and Lucretia Mott, a Quaker woman, preacher, and leader of the convention's female delegates whom Stanton met at the convention, to form a Women's rights convention when they retuned to the United States. (Banner, 24-26) The first women's rights convention was called in Seneca Falls, N.Y. in 1848. ("Stanton, Elizabeth Cady", par 1) A women's declaration of grievances was written using the Declaration of Independence as a model; Stanton even went so far as to ... substitute the words "King George" with "male." (Banner, 39) Some of the injustices against women that they addressed ...

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... ladies wrote an agenda. Their main concern was that they had many ideas, but needed a way to make it all very clear. Mrs. Stanton found the answer. She turned to the Declaration of Independence. They added the words "and women," so that it began: "We hold these truths to be self evident: that all men and women are created equal; that they are ... endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights- This was called "Declaration of Sentiments." (Millistein 70) The declaration also included a list that stated "man has denied woman the inalienable right to vote ... believed women shou...

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... . One hundred to three hundred people came and supported the movement, both female and male (Encarta). One very special woman who did not attend was Susan B. Anthony who had recently befriended Stanton (www.nps.gov/wori/ecs.htm). At the convention the delegates decided to create a Declaration of Sentiments. They modeled this document after the United States" Declaration of Independence. The public was outraged with this meeting to give women ... equal rights. Stanton came out of the convention alive though, and went on to continue her women's movement (Encarta). She was considered by ......

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... pioneer a movement. There is no doubt in my mind that the women's rights movement would not have occurred without Elizabeth's perseverance. In 1876 as vice president Thomas Ferry stood before American citizens reading the Declaration of Independence, Elizabeth, enraged by their denial to present the president with the Declaration of Rights and Sentiments, uninvitingly walked to the platform and handed the document. This daring maneuver generates a veneration within me. Her determination ... was so strong that she lost perception of all fear and decorous nature to react spontaneously. Ev...

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... action. Within two days after the tea party, these women made arrangements to hold a convention to discuss the social, civil, and religious conditions and rights of women. The convention took place in Seneca Falls on July 19 and 20, 1848. At the convention, Elizabeth Cady Stanton introduced the "Declaration of Sentiments," which she modeled after the "Declaration of Independence." The "Declaration of Sentiment" set forth the various plights of women in America, including the following: áñ Married ... women were legally dead in the eyes of the law. áñ Women were not allowed to vote. ...

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