Friday, February 4, 2011
Declaration of Rights and Sentiments
The declaration of rights and sentiments was signed in 1848 by 68 women and 32 men, all attendees of the first women's rights convention. Elizabeth Cady Stanton was the main author of the declaration and she based the document on the Declaration of Independence. The goal of the document was to achieve civil, social, political, and religious rights for women. This declaration was a source of controversy because traditional roles were still the norm. While many people were in favor of the courage it took to write the document, most didn't want to abandon the traditional and comfortable ideas. Even people who supported women's rights thought that the declaration may hurt the movement. I think that Stanton had the right idea when she wrote the rights and sentiments, she made changes that she believed were important and wasn't afraid of what others would say. I think this directly relates with the topic we were discussing in class on Friday about how when you look at a document such as this one you can put your own spin on it and find your own meaning. Without knowing exactly what the actual author of the document had wanted you to get out of the document. While this isn't exactly the case with this article because we know what outcome Stanton was looking for when she wrote it and what she was trying to accomplish by taking it public.
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