Summary Of The Myth Of Seneca Falls

In “The Keynote Address of Seneca Falls”, Elizabeth Stanton uses the rhetorical devices, repetition, imagery, and tone to portray her feelings about women’s rights and to speak up for all women who believe that woman are just as great as man. Seneca Falls in New York was where one of the first women’s right’s convention was held, which over three hundred people, men and woman, attended. This convention is where Elizabeth gave her speech to hundreds of people who wanted to reach the same goals.

The Seneca Convention was held in Wesleyan Chapel in New York on July 19th, of 1848 and lasted until the next day, July 20th. Nearly three hundred women- and men- attended this convention, which surprised the organizers because they had only published a single advertisement about it in the local newspaper. (Lusted 12) At the end of the two-day convention, all points from both the Declaration of Sentiments and the resolutions had been approved by the women in attendance and the first major step in the fight for women’s suffrage was complete.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s speech at the Seneca Falls Convention in 1840 was aimed at men and women to try and bring equality to both sexes. Elizabeth’s speech was important because it got the ball rolling for equality and although we are not quite there yet today, we have come a long way since the time of this speech. Elizabeth persuaded many people with this speech and she achieved this by utilizing rhetoric pathos, ethos and logos, but more specifically she used Allusion, Metaphors and parallelism. These examples of rhetoric increase the persuasion of the speech and helped Elizabeth to acquire what she wanted.

When the women’s right movement began in the antebellum years in the northern United States, it seems to be sparked by the abolitionist struggles against slavery. A Women’s Right Convention at Seneca Falls, New York in the late 1840s was one of the biggest emergence of women’s rights. Leading this convention were many prominent women including Lucretia Mott, Susan B. Anthony, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who were all trained in the school of

The campaign for women’s suffrage began in earnest in the decades before the Civil War. During the 1820s and 30s. American women were beginning to question what historians called the “Cult of True Womanhood.” Historians believed that the only “true” woman was a pious, submissive wife and mother concerned exclusively with home and family ("The Fight for Women’s Suffrage." par 2). An important motivator to opposing this way of thinking was The Seneca Falls Convention in 1848. A group of activist, manly women, gathered in New York to discuss the problems of

The Seneca Falls Convention was the first woman’s rights convention in the United States. The assembly was organized by many women who were present in abolition and temperance movements, and lasted for two days, July 19–20 on 1848 in Seneca Falls, New York. The convention’s main purpose was to bring attention to unequal treatment of women, and brought about 300 women, including around 40 men. The Seneca Falls Convention played a major role in women’s rights throughout the United States and is composed of important before, during, and aftermath history.

During this time after the Seneca Falls Convention women earned many other rights. Women were now allowed to work outside the home. They worked at factories as sewers and others as nurses, and teachers. This wasn’t the type of freedom they wanted at first but they accepted it because it helped them get closer to their goal. It wasn’t till soon after anti-suffragist’s came into the picture. These “antis” pointed out that voting would be a burden on women. There were branches in over 25 states

There are many important documents in history that have influenced the lives of women today, but possibly none more important than the “Declaration of Sentiments” by Elizabeth Cady Stanton. The declaration was able to make an extremely strong and memorable impact, not only for the ideas presented in it, but also for its strong rhetoric and use of figurative language such as anaphora and syntax; also, notable is its imitation of the “Declaration of Independence”. Though written over one hundred years ago, the declaration written at the Seneca Falls Convention addressing women’s rights has made influences still felt today including but not limited to the right to vote, gender equality in the eyes of the law, and even just simple things such as women wearing pants or the confidence of young girls.

Paragraph: On July 19, 1849, 300 people arrived for the Seneca Falls Convention. Similarly to the Declaration of Independence, they made the Declaration of Sentiments, which listed the acts of tyranny of men over women. Before this convention, women were not allowed to speak in most meetings. This angered many women, inspiring them to fight for women rights. One example of this was during the World Anti-Slavery Convention in London in 1840. Men did not even want them to watch, so they tried to hide them behind curtains. Women couldn’t get jobs, even if they were the best in the class. Many people believed that they had to protest for reform about slaves and women rights.

Susan heard about the conference that had taken place in Seneca Falls, New York that argued for women’s rights.

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.

Sub-point A: Women formed organizations to fight for suffrage. One of the most memorable events was the gathering of abolitionist activist at the Seneca Falls Convention. The Convention was organized by Elizabeth Candy Stanton and Lucretia Mott. The Convention showed attention to unfair treatment of women, the convention was attended by 300 people and 40 of them was men. (show pictures of the convention)

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.

During the nineteenth century, women and their constitutional rights were compromised based on the division of race and class. Upstanding causation women with powerful husbands and their status as true “citizens” was the first battle against a male-controlled government as their struggles were made visible. Due to their wealth and the color of their skin, these women were given attention as they protested male supremacy. However, the rare experiences towards women of color (African, Native-Indian) and lower class women who were forced to work under dire conditions were deemed “invisible” to this movement. Considering they did not fit the standards of race and class, their position as “women” or citizens was not fought for. Evidence of this issue lies in the document edited by Miriam Schneir “Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiment and Resolutions” and its failure to include ethnic women. To further address the reality of degradation that slave, native, and impoverished women faced, the articles, “Cherokee women and the Trail of Tears” by Theda Purdue and “Reading Bodies and Marking Race” written by Walter Johnson and “Industrial Revolution on Women” by Dubois Dumenil will reveal the lack of political opposition and the “invisibility” of the experiences these women endured and not resolved. Discussing the “invisibility” factor that controlled the lives of Native Americans, African slaves, and lower class women, these communities were belittled as women of power and money were

Consequently, when the lack of rights and political power limited their contribution to the abolition movement, several women such as Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton began championing women’s rights and organized the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848.13 In spite of the lack of support for the movement from other groups, the participation of the women involved became possible after women began working within the public spheres for the previous movements and thanks to the new ideology supported by the Second Great