Declaration of Sentiments

The Declaration of Independence states that all men are created equal and are endowed with unalienable Rights, including Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. Reading further into this statement, one can see that the men Jefferson was writing about were caucasian males. Women and African-Americans were excluded from this definition of equality. The Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions, by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and “Letter from Birmingham Jail”, by Martin Luther King Jr., show the…

the "Declaration of Sentiments and Grievances" this decleration was written up to modle the actual Declaration of Independence. This specific declartaion convinced many women that the movement needed to be taken to the next level. She convinced the audience that things needed to be changed by using the rhetorical devices "pathos" "logos", and "allusion". Allusion is when you can think of something without what it is being stated. Stanton's Declaration is close to the actual Declaration…

yourself as a female who is living in the era before 1884; before the Declaration of Sentiments was written. Imagine yourself as a mother, a wife and an individual who has no rights, like a piece of property with no voice. Just by imagining that in the 21st century, it will blow people's minds but what about people back then? Elizabeth Cady Stanton was an early leader of the woman's rights movement, writing the Declaration of Sentiments as a call to arms for female equality. She was born on…

There have been many important people who have impacted the United States in a monumental way throughout history. Each person who was considered to be the most influential in history has benefitted the United States differently. Out of each person’s actions throughout time, I believe the person who has had the biggest impact on this country was Elizabeth Cady Stanton. I believe she influenced this country the most through her incredible efforts of supporting and leading the first women’s rights…

and Persians wouldn 't be known if, it wasn 't for their government. Also, Central authority has led to the demise of countries such as the Soviet Union, Cuba and North Korea due to corrupted leaders. In The Anthem by Ayn Rand and “From Declaration of sentiments and Resolutions.” by Elizabeth Cady Stanton both convey the message that the government hinders personal independence. Personal independence is being affected by the government intervening in personal matters or not showing enough…

defenselessly, so they decided to take action by applying an analysis of human freedom and began the career of modern feminist analysis. The Declaration of Sentiments demanded that women receive the same acknowledgement and respect the men receive; they are not inferior or superior by any way because of gender. Stanton and Mott…

Do you think much has changed since the Declaration of Sentiments (Women’s Rights Convention) was held at the Seneca Falls, on the 19-20th of July 1848, held by Elizabeth Cady Stanton; Allowing men and women to have equal rights? I’m almost positive a lot of women may say “sort of”. In fact, I interviewed some of my friends, first year college students this fall of 2015 and many of them said they were in-between. So I went one on one with one of my class mates and asked her if she had seen any…

Elizabeth Stanton’s Vision Elizabeth Stanton shared her vision with the world when she said,“we hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal” (Stanton). Elizabeth was born in New York on November 12, 1815, a time when women were not equal to men. Stanton went on to become a powerful women’s right suffragist who organized the first convention in the United States for women’s rights. Elizabeth died in October 1902, and after her death women finally gained more…

Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the author of “Declaration of Sentiments”, describes how women were put down in the educational aspect by being segregated from colleges; “He has denied her the facilities for obtaining a thorough education, all colleges being closed against her.” This explains how women were not…

“We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal. ” These are the words of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, at the Seneca Falls Convention, when she read the Declaration of Sentiments. This document marked the beginning of women’s rights. Stanton wrote the Declaration of Sentiments because she wanted equality for women. That Convention held in the Wesleyan Chapel at Seneca Falls on the 19th and 20th of July, 1848 discussed the social, civil and religious condition, and…