Sunday, November 14, 2010

LAD #11: Seneca Falls Convention

A crucial start for the women's rights movements started in the anti-slavery movements, as women were excluded. In the Declaration of the Sentiments, the first part of the Declaration of Independence is quoted and the women proceed to say how they have been wronged by this sentence and phrase at a time. In each of these sentences it begins with he and has her in it. The second part is titled Resolutions, and each sentence begins with Resolved, that... This is the place where it says that women are equal to men and women are entitled to the same rights as men.

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