Just as we have founding fathers that framed the Constitution and Declaration of Independence, there were also many women to whom we owe many of our liberties. ... At this convention, the women who drafted the Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions, Elizabeth Stanton and Lucretia Mott, followed the structure of the Declaration of Independence for guidance. ... The Declaration of Independence and the Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions are similar in that they share the same structure. ... A reason why Stanton's declaration might be more distinguished among other documents is be...

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The Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions at the Seneca Falls Convention was fashioned to resemble the Declaration of Independence. In doing this, the authors of the Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions have written a document which seems to be straightforward in listing their grievances with the patriarchal society and oppression of women. ... The Declaration at Seneca Falls has twelve main demands or resolutions. ... Furthermore, by using the same language as the Declaration of Independence, the authors have used the same reasoning, that our founding fathers used to create this nat...

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During the antebellum period there were many reforms that took place in order to expand democratic ideals. This meant that there were reforms promoting the perfect model or type of democracy. Many people were greatly affected by the second great awakening and were looking to nature in or...

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Lucretia Mott was one of the first women to sign the Declarations of Sentiments in 1848, this declaration called for equal treatment of all women. According to fordham.edu (1998) "The Declaration of the Seneca Falls Convention, using the model of the US Declaration of Independence, forthrightly demanded that the rights of women as right-bearing individuals be acknowledged and respected by society. ...

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("Stanton, Elizabeth Cady", par 1) A women's declaration of grievances was written using the Declaration of Independence as a model; Stanton even went so far as to substitute the words "King George" with "male." ... (Banner, 40) The document was called The Declaration of Sentiments, and is best known for its statement that "all men and women are created equal", and basic demands that women be allowed to own property, enter profession, and vote. (The American Pageant, 968) A crowd of 300 were present at the convention, including 40 men, and on its second day, Stanton presented her decla...

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FEMINISM Feminism is the doctrine that advocates equal rights for women. Feminism is the idea that the Bill of Rights and the constitution should apply equally to women, men, transgender, and transsexual persons. Feminism promotes inclusion, individual identity, and acceptance. Feminism has been...

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It is shown especially in her Declaration of Sentiments where she stated: That woman is man's equal was intended to be so by the Creator, and the highest good of the race demands that she should be recognized as such. ... Circumstances constantly conspire to undermine our esteem and we need leaders to help people believe in themselves (Hyatt 2010).She based her document off of the "Declaration of Independence" in order to inspire women that they can fight as hard as their country fought to get their freedom.Stanton understood that her and the women shared a common struggle of inequality w...

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They called all the right the declaration of Sentiments slowly they rights of woman reform continued. Abolition The Land of the Free," showed the founding fathers reading the Declaration of Independence. ...

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1. They had expectations of religious freedom, purchase of larger farms, and search of better economic opportunities. They had heard about America and that America is a better place for them to be and that was why they wanted those expectations. They were told that America is a wonderful place and i...

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