In the Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments, Elizabeth Stanton writes of many grievances against women by men. The three most grievous are:
3. “He has monopolized nearly all profitable employments and from those she is permitted to follow, she receives but a scanty remuneration. . .” Here Elizabeth Stanton explains that men have not allowed women into certain positions of employment, such as medicine and law. This is grievous because while women can’t hold any of these positions, they are forced to take up “feminine” jobs, if they are able to at all, and women are not able to study what they are truly passionate about.
2. “He has withheld from her rights which are given to the most ignorant and degraded men—both natives and foreigners.”
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This is taxation without representation, and takes away part of a voice needed to run a country properly.
1. “He has denied her the facilities for obtaining a through education, all colleges being closed against her.”
The most grievous act on women, in my opinion, is withholding the right to education. This is a barbaric act upon women, and one of the cruelest ways to keep people in a lower “class” than where you are placed. By not allowing women to further their education, men are saying they are stupid beings who can’t fathom the information available to them. This list of grievances is extensive, these are the three that are the least grievous of them.
3. “He has endeavored, in every way that he could, to destroy her confidence in her own powers, to lessen her self-respect, and to make her willing to lead a dependent and abject life.”
This grievance is a lesser one because men are not the only ones who harms women’s continence. Women also do a fine job at putting themselves down, therefore, men are not only at fault for this.
2. “After depriving her of all rights as a married woman, if single, and the owner of property, he has taxed her to support a government which recognizes her only when her property can be made profitable to
All in all, the Declaration of Sentiments harbors many similarities and key differences with the the Declaration of Independence to develops its argument. The position of women is the driving force of the similarities and differences of both documents. These prominent differences and similarities that helps develop Stanton’s argument can be found within both documents introductory paragraphs, the series of grievances, and the selection of words used. From these sections, Stanton
The feminist activist, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, in her essay “Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions, Seneca Falls Convention, 1848” outlines the inequality that existed between women and men and establishes clear ways to correct the issue. She employs a straightforward tone to convey her facts in a way that will not present anyone a way to contradict her
Among the 11 resolutions documented in the Declaration of Sentiments, I find the following resolution very significant :
In Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s “Declaration of Sentiments of the Seneca Falls Woman’s Rights Convention”, She makes a statement that ultimately makes
Elizabeth Stanton delivered one of the most historical speeches in U.S history in 1848. Her speech, “Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions” was a fight for women’s rights. Elizabeth Stanton was a mother, highly accomplished and well educated. She began to relish the fact that women had a lack of advancement opportunities, and were especially constricted compared to men. She gave her speech at the Seneca Falls convention, and caught the attention of many with her compelling speech tactics. Stanton wrote her speech structured after our nations “Declaration of Independence”. She also persuaded others to see the truth behind her arguments by claims of natural rights. Finally Stanton uses a pathos strategy
The Convention of Seneca Falls was held in central New York. The convention lasted for two full days on the dates of July 19 and 20th in the year 1848. Elizabeth Stanton decided to hold a gathering to discuss the social, civil, and religious condition and rights of woman. Stanton led the convention with the help of friend Lucretia Mott. The articles states that the Convention of Seneca Falls is what helped to open up the idea of equality for both genders saying that it “marked the beginning of the seventy year struggle for women’s suffrage.” Stanton and Mott had first became acquainted in England at the World Anti-Slavery Convention. This was the same conference that refused to accommodate Mott and other representatives due to the fact that they were women. Lucretia Mott was a woman in her mid-forties, she was a Quaker minister, feminist, and abolitionist. Stanton composed a document called the Declaration of Sentiments. The Declaration of Sentiments was a document declaring the given rights of women. This document is what defined the convention. It was slightly based off of the Declaration of Independence. The Convention of Seneca Falls was announced to the citizens by a small, unsigned notice placed in the Seneca County Courier. The first day of the convention was reserved solely for women to discuss and debate on the Declaration of Sentiments document. On the second day of the convention, they opened it for all people to attend. Frederick Douglass gave a powerful speech
Stanton referenced the Declaration of Independence to write the Declaration of Sentiments. (what the Seneca Falls convention was centered around). The announcement of the convention was published in the Seneca County Courier on July 14. Men and women alike were invited to the convention to display gender equality. Approximately forty men attended the Seneca Falls Convention which was held at the wesleyan chapel in Seneca Falls, New York. The women at the convention were too nervous to chair it, so Lucretia Mott’s husband volunteered to do it. Despite this, Elizabeth Cady Stanton boldly stated at the convention, “[I] poured out the torrent of my long-accumulating discontent with such vehemence and indignation that I stirred myself…” Out of the roughly three hundred people that attended, sixty-eight women and thirty-two men signed the Declaration. The Worcester Telegraph called the women who signed, “amazon.” There was much controversy over the suffrage resolution in the
In the “Letter to John Adams” written by Abigail Adams, and the “Declaration of Sentiments of the Seneca Falls Woman’s Rights Convention” written by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, there are notable differences and similarities between the two. The authors of each have their own way of appealing and arguing their points. Their viewpoints on social equality is unique in accordance to the time period. And, each piece has its own historical impact. Comparing and contrasting the “Letter to John Adams” and the “Declaration of Sentiments of the Seneca Falls Woman’s Rights Convention” there are notable differences and similarities in the way the selections make their appeals and arguments, the writers viewpoints on social equality, and the historical impact of each piece.
One key sentiment that the attendees of the Seneca Falls convention detailed, was “He has compelled her to submit to laws, in the formation of which she had no voice.” This sentient is significant because it drew attention to the submissive state of women. The women were expected to submit to laws that she had no voice in or the ability to format the laws in way that would benefit them. The men were primarily benefited by laws and it hindered the women’s ability to succeed in a role outside of the home. Stating that women had no voice, showed how it had become a man’s world where they were the speakers of the people and could make decisions, as they know best. The resolution to this sentiment, is giving women their inalienable rights to actively participate in meetings regarding law making and giving them access to the elective franchise.
The Declaration of Resolution and Sentiments which is also known as Declaration of Sentiments is a document that was signed in 1848 by 68 women and 32 men. This convention was held in Seneca Falls, New York which is now known as Seneca Falls Convention. The key organizer of this Declaration was Elizabeth Cady Stanton and along was Lucretia Coffin Mott and Martha Coffin Wright. This convention was put up for obtaining rights for the women. This document was done for demanding equality between men and women in terms of securing rights from the government, right from the law, right in obtaining happiness, right in pursuing education and right also in life and liberty. It consisted with the list of oppressions from men against women such as men
This essay contrasts and compares the two reading selections “Letter to John Adams” and “Declaration of Sentiments of the Seneca Falls Woman’s Rights Convention”. The authors of these passages had distinctly different writing styles, yet they had a similar agenda behind their writing. Although they had similar agendas there are definite differences in their views, wants, and demands. Each author’s writing style set their work apart, and their tones differentiate from one another. The “Letter to John Adams” and “Declaration of Sentiments of the Seneca Falls Woman’s Rights Convention” are both decidedly similar and distinctly different at the same time.
Think about how if no women could the population of men voting. We probably wouldn’t even have the presidents we do now (after the amendment was established) . Women give a whole new meaning, we also have the right to do what most men do. We would most likely not get the paid th same we do, we would be less than everyone else as least as the men.
Their effects by women, children, also men with the less power. I believe that male violence against women, placing it within the situation of male privilege. We must talk about our lives ourselves from the perspective of others. Male reality the term “male privilege” it has no significance. Male sexual entitlement is the belief that man is owed sex because their maleness. Society regulates that’s embedded in a lot of casual phrases about sex, including ones about men being “friend zoned” for being nice guys. But the truth is no one is over owed sex, not when they are nice, not when they are domineering. If you want to wipe out the rape culture. I believe that if you need to understand how male sexual entitlement negatively impact every one, men
Often society today only addresses one side of the gender inequality issue; the grievances of women. Feminists have fought the ingrained tradition of women subjected to life as a housewife with no rights since women are looked down upon as the lesser sex. Women have spent hundred of years trying to break down gender barriers and constructs. Less discussed in the social issues of today are the grievances men face. The issues of misogyny and misandry are discussed by the authors of “Marked Women,” “A Woman’s Beauty,” “Man Bashing,” and “The Men We Carry in Our Lives.” Although men lead lives that are not absent from gender discrimination, women have historically and still currently oppressed by men in society and still fighting for equal rights.
Society says that women cannot have very important and intellectual jobs like a lawyer, doctor, or a politician. For example, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a lawyer turned supreme court justice had to overcome many societal pressures and racism, especially because she started her career in a very sexist nonprogressive time. According to the book Notorious RBG by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik, Ruth Ginsburg graduated from Cornell University in 1954 and went to Harvard Law School in 1956 and was one of nine women in a class of about five hundred people. At school, there were many unfair rules and rituals that discriminated and even humiliated women. For example, there were certain important areas of the campus women weren’t allowed and there were days where professors would only call on women and give them only demeaning and