The Declaration of Sentiments
This document was the first of it's kind, creating a tremendous change for women and promoting general equality for all.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal."
-Declaration of Sentiments
-Declaration of Sentiments
- Presented during the Seneca Falls Convention in New York in 1848.
- Structured like the Declaration of Independence and presented new ideas of women importance.
- "Forthrightly demanded that the rights of women as right-bearing individuals be acknowledged and respected by society."
- Signed by sixty-eight women and thirty-two men
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott were two American activists for women's rights. They organized the Seneca Falls Convention to:
- address women's rights
- present the Declaration of Sentiments (which they wrote together)
Fredrick Douglass was very important at this event because he:
- was a radical male figure
- was a supporter for women's rights
- and spoke at the convention