DECLARATION OF SENTIMENTS

The Seneca Falls
1. DECLARATION OF SENTIMENTS

Through the natural course of history, certain men have claimed superior status over others. We however, hold true to the declaration that all men and women are created equal, with inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Furthermore, It is regarded that it is the role of the government to protect these rights. In this manner the government has failed; as countless usurpations and abuses have been suffered, namely in the blatant lacking of women’s rights. Men have oppressed women by striping them of dignity and respect, while treating them worse than foreigners and Indians, making them submit to laws, pushing them from elective franchise, depriving them of voice and representation, taking away their properties, degrading them through the details marriage. Only subordinate positions in the Church and State are offered, as all educational opportunities are also denied. Through this convention we must use our power to right the wrongs of women’s social and religious degradation in this nation, and in doing so halt this oppression.