Do you know who sparked Susan B. Anthony into women’s suffrage protests? She was the writer of “Declaration of Sentiments of the Seneca Falls Woman’s Rights Convention,” Mrs.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Do you know who John Adams’s wife is? She was the writer of “Letter to John Adams,” Mrs. Abigail Adams. These two stories are fighting for the same liberty, women’s suffrage, but they use different tones and the writers come from different backgrounds which can influence their opinions and ideas. There are many absorbing points of comparison between “Declaration of Sentiments of the Seneca Falls Woman’s Rights Convention” and
“Letter to John Adams,” including the authors tone, the ideas presented, and the historical impact of each document.
The …show more content…
On the other hand, in “Letter to John Adams,” Adams uses a dramatic but desperate manner to get her point across to her husband. The text states "If particular care is not paid to the Ladies we are determined to foment a Rebellion…,” (pg 157)
You can also pick up a threatening mood adding to the dainty tone mentioned above.
To me, the major part about a historical document is the information presented, how it is presented, and what the writer wants to tell me, as the reader. In “Declaration of Sentiments of the Seneca Falls Woman’s Rights Convention,” Stanton states many things that a man is allowed to do that a woman can’t, and what men take from women when they marry them, make laws to stop them, etc. This is evident when the writer proclaims that “He has made her, if married, in
U2L10 AKA Compare and Contrast Essay Jordyn Cole jc113334
U2L10 AKA Compare and Contrast Essay Jordyn Cole jc113334
the eye of the law, civilly dead. He has taken from her all right in property, even to the wages she earns.”(pg 160) For the next ten paragraphs, Stanton starts them out with “He has taken…” …show more content…
In contrast, in “Letter to John Adams,” the writer uses an underhanded method of convincing her husband, by using an appeal to Mr. Adams’ sense of justice, from his experience with King
George III. Note that Abigail Adam’s audience is miniscule compared to the audience of
Elizabeth Stanton, so Adam’s way of persuading her husband is romantic and enticing, rather than unemotional and impersonal like in Stanton’s speech.
Although historical meaning or impact of, in this case, a letter or speech is not very important to the layman, I believe it is important to mention the impact that these texts had on society and government in those days. What did writing the letter to John Adams perform? Did he take action against the British and become swayed by his wife’s words? Although Abigail didn’t know it, the House of Representatives would pass the 19 th amendment 150 years later, allowing women to vote. Her letters, written in 1776, were a private first step in the fight
Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Do you know who John Adams’s wife is? She was the writer of “Letter to John Adams,” Mrs. Abigail Adams. These two stories are fighting for the same liberty, women’s suffrage, but they use different tones and the writers come from different backgrounds which can influence their opinions and ideas. There are many absorbing points of comparison between “Declaration of Sentiments of the Seneca Falls Woman’s Rights Convention” and
“Letter to John Adams,” including the authors tone, the ideas presented, and the historical impact of each document.
The …show more content…
On the other hand, in “Letter to John Adams,” Adams uses a dramatic but desperate manner to get her point across to her husband. The text states "If particular care is not paid to the Ladies we are determined to foment a Rebellion…,” (pg 157)
You can also pick up a threatening mood adding to the dainty tone mentioned above.
To me, the major part about a historical document is the information presented, how it is presented, and what the writer wants to tell me, as the reader. In “Declaration of Sentiments of the Seneca Falls Woman’s Rights Convention,” Stanton states many things that a man is allowed to do that a woman can’t, and what men take from women when they marry them, make laws to stop them, etc. This is evident when the writer proclaims that “He has made her, if married, in
U2L10 AKA Compare and Contrast Essay Jordyn Cole jc113334
U2L10 AKA Compare and Contrast Essay Jordyn Cole jc113334
the eye of the law, civilly dead. He has taken from her all right in property, even to the wages she earns.”(pg 160) For the next ten paragraphs, Stanton starts them out with “He has taken…” …show more content…
In contrast, in “Letter to John Adams,” the writer uses an underhanded method of convincing her husband, by using an appeal to Mr. Adams’ sense of justice, from his experience with King
George III. Note that Abigail Adam’s audience is miniscule compared to the audience of
Elizabeth Stanton, so Adam’s way of persuading her husband is romantic and enticing, rather than unemotional and impersonal like in Stanton’s speech.
Although historical meaning or impact of, in this case, a letter or speech is not very important to the layman, I believe it is important to mention the impact that these texts had on society and government in those days. What did writing the letter to John Adams perform? Did he take action against the British and become swayed by his wife’s words? Although Abigail didn’t know it, the House of Representatives would pass the 19 th amendment 150 years later, allowing women to vote. Her letters, written in 1776, were a private first step in the fight