The Declaration Of Sentiments By Elizabeth Cady Stanton
For a very long time women weren't seen as equal to men. On July 19, 1848 in Seneca Falls, NY the first women's rights convention took place where over a few hundred people attended but only a hundred people signed the "Declaration of Sentiments". Elizabeth Cady Stanton was one of a few women who wrote this document. "The Declaration of Sentiments" says that all men and women are created equal. This was created upon women to organize and petition to gain the rights and privileges that they were denied because of their gender. The intention behind this was to achieve equality and bring change to a very sexist society. This demanded that women have immediate admission to all the rights and privileges which belong to them as citizens of the United
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Men did work such as field labor, woodwork and repairs. Women took care of the food and the clothing. In these families, children were raised by both the mother and the father. They both contributed to the economy of the family farm making for equal work. During this time, the wife's labor was crucial important to the family's survival. As the economy began to be replaced by the market economy, farm homes were changing also, so that by the 1850s , it wasn't for clothes to be made and food to be preserved when the market was canning these products. This is when men and women's relationship began to change. Men weren't relying on women as much to do things around the house because the economy was changing rapidly. Eventually, Americans began to reconsider gender roles. This was when it had begun to see women as the nurturing type and that they were more naturally suited to taking care of the children and household duties. Man's world was seen as competitive, harsh, and tough; there was no place for women in this line of work. This was seen as "sentimentalization" for women and their homes. Women have the same mental abilities, talents, and the same physical toughness as men. Many argued that the rights that men enjoyed should be applied to women
Men did work such as field labor, woodwork and repairs. Women took care of the food and the clothing. In these families, children were raised by both the mother and the father. They both contributed to the economy of the family farm making for equal work. During this time, the wife's labor was crucial important to the family's survival. As the economy began to be replaced by the market economy, farm homes were changing also, so that by the 1850s , it wasn't for clothes to be made and food to be preserved when the market was canning these products. This is when men and women's relationship began to change. Men weren't relying on women as much to do things around the house because the economy was changing rapidly. Eventually, Americans began to reconsider gender roles. This was when it had begun to see women as the nurturing type and that they were more naturally suited to taking care of the children and household duties. Man's world was seen as competitive, harsh, and tough; there was no place for women in this line of work. This was seen as "sentimentalization" for women and their homes. Women have the same mental abilities, talents, and the same physical toughness as men. Many argued that the rights that men enjoyed should be applied to women