"He has withheld from her rights which are given
to the most ignorant and degraded men..."
-"The Declaration of Sentiments"
July 19, 1848
The first day of the Seneca Falls Convention was only open for women to speak. The "Declaration of Sentiments" was presented on this day. Many resolutions were either accepted or denied, such as the fact that a woman is a man's equal. Women, including Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott worked to present a document demanding more rights for women.
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"The history of mankind is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations on the part ("The Women's Suffrage")
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"...we insist that they have immediate admission to all the rights and privileges
which belong to them as citizens of the United States."
-The Declaration of Sentiments
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