LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
REFORM MOVEMENTS OF THE 19TH CENTURY
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Women should be paid the same wages as men
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Women should have the right to work
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Women should have the right to own property
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Women should have the right to vote
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Detailed explanation-1: -Meaning: He has compelled her to submit to laws, in the formation of which she had no voice. Meaning: He has withheld from her rights which are given to the most ignorant and degraded men-both natives and foreigners.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Declaration of Sentiments begins by asserting the equality of all men and women and reiterates that both genders are endowed with unalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It argues that women are oppressed by the government and the patriarchal society of which they are a part.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Declaration of Sentiments was modeled after the U.S. Declaration of Independence and borrowed language from the antislavery movement, demanding that women be given full rights of citizenship. Sixty-eight women and 32 men signed the document.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Declaration of Sentiments was the Seneca Falls Convention’s manifesto that described women’s grievances and demands. Written primarily by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, it distilled the importance of the Seneca Falls Convention: for women to fight for their Constitutionally guaranteed right to equality as U.S. citizens.