== Declaration of Sentiments at Seneca Falls, 1848 (written by Elizabeth Cady Stanton) ==

== Declaration of Sentiments at Seneca Falls, 1848 (written by Elizabeth Cady Stanton) ==

It mentions that of the 300 participants over the two day meeting, that 40 of them were wen.  Being that the convention was to discuss the social, civil and religious rights of women, how common/uncommon is it to have that many men in attendance?  - Matt

'''It mentions that of the 300 participants over the two day meeting, that 40 of them were wen.  Being that the convention was to discuss the social, civil and religious rights of women, how common/uncommon is it to have that many men in attendance?''' - Matt

What I love about this document is the fact that Stanton took inspiration for this document from the Declaration of Independence. When they held this convention in Seneca Falls NY, these women really were declaring independence for women from society and the subservience they were put under. Although it would take over fifty years for women to obtain the vote, this document still acted as an outline for what women wanted to accomplish with liberation. These women were truly exceptional and forward-thinking for the time they lived in! -Heather T.

'''What I love about this document is the fact that Stanton took inspiration for this document from the Declaration of Independence.''' When they held this convention in Seneca Falls NY, these women really were declaring independence for women from society and the subservience they were put under. Although it would take over fifty years for women to obtain the vote, this document still acted as an outline for what women wanted to accomplish with liberation. These women were truly exceptional and forward-thinking for the time they lived in! -Heather T.

I thought this was long overdue, using the words of the very men who seek to oppress women to show that women deserve the same rights as the men. I was interested however when it says, “He has withheld her from her rights which are given to the most ignorant and degraded men – both natives and foreigners.” I know they say they are talking about the rights of citizenship, but I imagined that these women would want equality for all women, even the foreign women. Or was that a completely different issue? By calling foreign and native men the most ignorant and degraded, aren’t they using the same justification that men used of women: categorizing them as an exception to the rule. -- Emma C.

I thought this was long overdue, using the words of the very men who seek to oppress women to show that women deserve the same rights as the men. '''I was interested however when it says, “He has withheld her from her rights which are given to the most ignorant and degraded men – both natives and foreigners.” I know they say they are talking about the rights of citizenship, but I imagined that these women would want equality for all women, even the foreign women. Or was that a completely different issue? By calling foreign and native men the most ignorant and degraded, aren’t they using the same justification that men used of women: categorizing them as an exception to the rule.''' -- Emma C.

Emma, I noticed that too. There is no reform movement that is without its own faults or logical fallacies. This one made me think of Dr. M's description of Irish immigrants being harshest to newly-arriving immigrants of other races. --Stef L.

Emma, I noticed that too. There is no reform movement that is without its own faults or logical fallacies. This one made me think of Dr. M's description of Irish immigrants being harshest to newly-arriving immigrants of other races. --Stef L.

== Lucy Stone (and Henry Blackwell)’s Marriage Protest, 1855 ==

== Lucy Stone (and Henry Blackwell)’s Marriage Protest, 1855 ==