LAD/Blog #12 Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments

This Document focuses on Women's rights. The author theorizes that God and nature have called Women for a different role in society, one more equal to the role men have. The Declaration of Independence is contradicted where the line " All men are created equal" is wrong, because he sees that all men AND women are created equal, and women are entitled to the same inalienable rights that men have. One major concept mentioned is that if the government is not protecting the rights of the governed and not implementing laws to benefit the people, then the governed are to change the government. The author goes on to say that the government has been abusing the rights of women forever, and because of this there has to be a change. 

1.  All men are created equal, everyone has own inalienable rights given from God himself and entitled to Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, if government isn't protecting rights of people, then the people have to change it      2.  List 5 grievances

• Women have never been given the right to vote
• Men have taken Women's rights to property and their money
• Men take all of the better-off jobs which are avaliable
• Women are prohibited from entering college
• Women are not allowed to be a part of the law-making process

3.  The Final resolution is Men and Women are recognized as equal, everything expected of women should also be expected from men, it is a woman's job to protect her right to vote

4. Women who signed: Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Margaret Pryor, Amy Post, Anne PorterMen who signed: Frederick Douglas, Jacob Chamberlain, Thomas Dell, Issac Van Tassel, S.E. Woodworth Women who did not sign: Amelia Bloomer