Stanton claims that women should have the same rights as men. This is evident in lines 2-5 when she states that when people want to “assume… 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,” it is their right to do so. Men and women are entitled to the same rights, and therefore, the government should acknowledge this. She assures that she will support her claim later in the document when she explains that she will “declare the causes that impel [women] to such a course” (line 6). Stanton expresses that she will support her claim by listing the reasons why she maintains her position. According to the author, women and men are equal, and they should have
