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    10.4 Elizabeth Cady Stanton- Declaration of Sentiments 1848 Elizabeth Cady Stanton drafted the Declaration of sentiments for women’s rights suffrage at Wesleyan Chapel at Seneca Falls‚ New York‚ on July 19‚ 1848. (Scholastic) It was based on the Declaration of Independence and described the types if discrimination women faced in America. She presented at the first women’s rights convention. Other women like Lucrettia Mott helped play a major role. There was a list of issues that were “resolved”

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    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

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    First Feminists: Elizabeth Cady Stanton During the 19th century‚ women’s position in society consisted of being a wife and homemaker. Women weren’t advised to educated themselves or even hold a job. When a woman got married they didn’t have‚ “the right to own their own property‚ keep their own wages‚ or sign a contract. In addition‚ all women were denied the right to vote” (Rights for Women [RFW]‚ 2007). Women gaining the right to vote is otherwise known as Woman Suffrage. “The woman suffrage movement

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    In 1848‚ Elizabeth Cady Stanton delivered the Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions at the Seneca Falls Convention. The Seneca Falls Convention was influenced by the experience Stanton had during the 1840 World Anti-Slavery Convention in London. In 1920 the Constitution was ratified to give women voting rights. The Declaration of Sentiments addresses the importance of woman’s equality in the courtroom‚ women’s freedom of speech‚ and overall equality for women by emphasis of syntax‚ diction‚ and

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    Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a headstrong woman‚ who was determined to give women the rights they deserved. Her devoted mindset lead her to start the American Women’s Right Movement‚ as well as she began a solution for women suffrage (“Declaration”). So‚ she started the Declaration of Sentiments. The Declaration of Sentiments was written primarily by Stanton herself‚ but she had based it upon the Declaration of Independence (“Declaration”). Throughout this document‚ Stanton addresses that women do

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    The Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson‚ is a document written to explain why the colonies have decided to dethrone their ruler; King George III of Great Britain and choose to take their position as an individual separate state in the world. To backup up there evidence in The Declaration of Independence they include a list of 27 exploitations that he is guilty of. The Declaration of Sentiments written primarily by Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ is a document written to a response to

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    Women have lived under suppression since the beginning of America. They have been denied basic rights‚ forced into to predetermined roles in society‚ and faced severe sexism. Although some men worked with the feminist movement‚ Cady Stanton said‚ “that women herself must do this work; for woman alone can understand the height‚ the depth‚ the length and the breadth of her degradation (Kelly‚ Parameswaran‚ & Schiedewind‚ 2012‚ p. 556).” Feminism does not focus on those who opposed them‚ but the women

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    was branded as “A Convention to discuss the social‚ civil‚ and religious condition and rights of women…” in the Seneca County Courier on July 14th.Elizabeth Cady Stanton along with several other women contributed to the Declaration of Sentiments and took a lead in proposing that women should have the right to vote. Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born on November 12‚ 1815‚ in Johnstown‚ New York.She was the daughter to a well known American judge and lawyer‚Daniel Cady.Her father did not hide the fact

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    primary document is written by Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ an early leader of woman’s rights movement and an abolitionist. The Declaration of Sentiments was written and was purposely modeled after Declaration of Independence. Since this document was written by Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ it can be considered as a credible source due to the credible and influential author. The author purposely used the Declaration of Independence as a mode to write the Declaration of Sentiments to show that the society was

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    “The Declaration of Sentiments” The Seneca Falls convention lasted two days‚ July 19 and 20‚ 1848. It was written by Elizabeth Cady Stantonsentiments mean “a view of or attitude toward a situation or event” basically an opinion about something. This (historical document) was interesting to read about the things women weren’t loud to do. I enjoyed reading all the resolutions‚ so many problems resolved. The right of any citizen of the United States to vote male or female law was passed January 16th

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