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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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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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 ridiculous. People admitted that the nation should
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VENTION The Declaration of Sentiments was based off of the Declaration of Independence. It must be understood the Declaration was written by white landowning men for white landowning men. It entirely dismissed the rights of women or slaves. Nowhere in the document does it address any betterment of women or the lives of slaves. When the Declaration was written‚ slaves were considered to be property and not seen as people. They were not considered to be members of society. Women’s rights in
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Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions America‚ as we know it today‚ has formed to be such a strong and free country because of its past. Decades ago‚ America wasn’t as “free” as it is today. People‚ especially men‚ acted unfair towards women. Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ along with a few other women‚ wrote one of America’s most important documents‚ Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions‚ advocating women’s rights. It was introduced in Seneca Falls‚ New York‚ in July of 1848 at America’s first
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Declaration of Sentiments The Declarations of sentiments was arguably the most significant document in history for the advancement of women in the nineteenth century America. It was made famous at the first Woman’s Rights Convention‚ held in Seneca Falls‚ New York‚ in July of 1848. Drafted by Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ the declaration outlined a series of grievances resulting from the unfair treatment of women and proposed eleven resolutions arguing that women had the right
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Declaration of Sentiments: Blog Response After 156 years‚ you would think that the issues brought up in the Declaration of Sentiments would have been resolved by this day‚ but unfortunately that is not the case. Since the dawn of capitalism‚ developing around the same time period the Declaration was written‚ it has become one of the most powerful (if not THE most powerful) economic structures in the world. It is no coincidence that this structure has become increasingly dependent
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Fearda Lelaj Professor Chanin English Composition 101 3/9/15 “Declaration of Sentiments” vs. “Declaration of Independence” The United States prides itself as the land of the free; a nation where we have absolute rights‚ can strive for contentment‚ and are free from unfair oppression. Although America has rapidly embraced the thought of liberty‚ it has found that freedom may take part into the abstract culture as opposed to the actual culture. United States’ history has been defected by prejudicial
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In Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s “Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions”‚ Stanton declares that equality between men and women is largely disproportionate. With the Seneca Falls convention as her audience‚ Stanton launches her claims of injustice against women largely based on the principles set forth in the Declaration of Independence largely matching them with the strains of the colonials when affirming autonomy from Great Britain. Her address to the public necessitated equality between men and
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They Say/I Say The Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions‚ written by Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ in the mid-end nineteenth century perpetuates her thoughts on woman’s rights then‚ and how they should be. Stanton’s ideas and opinions on The Declaration of Independence beliefs of not only woman but also men. The current rights that women have‚ reflect‚ Stanton’s concepts in the document that was written 165 years ago. It is evident that the present rights women have are merely the effects caused by
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