RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
WOMENS SUFFRAGE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Women should be more superior than men
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African American women should vote
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Women and men are equal
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Now known as the Declaration of Sentiments, the document was based on the Declaration of Independence. It proclaimed that “all men and women are created equal” and resolved that women would take action to claim the rights of citizenship denied to them by men.
Detailed explanation-3: -Declaration of Sentiments “We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men and women are created equal, ” the document stated. Inspired by the Declaration of Independence, the Declaration of Sentiments asserted women’s equality in politics, family, education, jobs, religion and morals.
Detailed explanation-4: -When Thomas Jefferson penned “all men are created equal, ” he did not mean individual equality, says Stanford scholar.