Feminist Movement: The Declaration Of Sentiments By Cady Stanton
Women have lived under suppression since the beginning of America. They have been denied basic rights, forced into to predetermined roles in society, and faced severe sexism. Although some men worked with the feminist movement, Cady Stanton said, “that women herself must do this work; for woman alone can understand the height, the depth, the length and the breadth of her degradation (Kelly, Parameswaran, & Schiedewind, 2012, p. 556).” Feminism does not focus on those who opposed them, but the women and the movements that changed the lives of women both in the present and those who helped set the stage for later women to continue the fight for equality.
Seneca Falls is used as a historical mark to mark the beginning of the feminist movement …show more content…
The Declaration of Sentiments was a document closely tied to the Declaration of Independence (Halsall, 1997). It used almost identical language and words, but spoke to women’s right. It stated that women should be provided with all the rights that men were awarded through the singing of the Declaration of Independence. Elizabeth Cody Stanton was one of the founders of the document and produced it as a cry for women to have equal rights as men. During the convention, sixty-eight women and two men signed the document. The first wave was just the beginning and would quickly gain strength and power due to the strong women who led the movement.
During the first wave of feminism many men opposed the movement. If I had been present, I honestly do not know how I would have acted. I possibly would have fought to maintain the status quo and not seen the benefit of women participating in society. After living in this day and age, I would definitely have fought with the women of the first wave. What women contribute to society is far greater than any man during the first wave could have anticipated. Women continue to do great things in furthering society, and I hope I would have taken part in helping women gain the rights they
Seneca Falls is used as a historical mark to mark the beginning of the feminist movement …show more content…
The Declaration of Sentiments was a document closely tied to the Declaration of Independence (Halsall, 1997). It used almost identical language and words, but spoke to women’s right. It stated that women should be provided with all the rights that men were awarded through the singing of the Declaration of Independence. Elizabeth Cody Stanton was one of the founders of the document and produced it as a cry for women to have equal rights as men. During the convention, sixty-eight women and two men signed the document. The first wave was just the beginning and would quickly gain strength and power due to the strong women who led the movement.
During the first wave of feminism many men opposed the movement. If I had been present, I honestly do not know how I would have acted. I possibly would have fought to maintain the status quo and not seen the benefit of women participating in society. After living in this day and age, I would definitely have fought with the women of the first wave. What women contribute to society is far greater than any man during the first wave could have anticipated. Women continue to do great things in furthering society, and I hope I would have taken part in helping women gain the rights they