LAD #11: Seneca Falls Declaration

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LAD #11: Seneca Falls Declaration

The Seneca Falls Declaration was written by women seeking equality, and they modeled the document on the Declaration of Independence which also asserted a people's rights and responsibilities regarding their rights. The Declaration stated that women have certain unalienable rights and that it is their duty to make sure that the government protects and upholds those rights. It then goes on to list some of the grievances of the government against women. Some of these grievances include not being given the right to vote and the lack of a voice in government. It also refers to the inequality of rights between men and women, and the requirement that wives be obedient to their husbands to the point that they are essentially property. They also write about the women's loss of rights to property when they marry and the lack of jobs or education available to women. The women then continue to propose solution to the issues. These include the assertion that women are men's equal and that any laws that say otherwise should be fixed. It states that women should not stand by idly and that they should instead do something about it. It states that women should be able to vote and participate in government, that they should have equal career and religious opportunities, and that men should be held to the same standards as women. 

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This document reminded me of the huge number of people who went to the Susan B. Anthony's grave on Election Day because Hillary could have been the first female president, something that Susan B. Anthony fought to give women the right to do.