Many Many wanted to improve the lives improve the lives of womenof women

Lucretia MottLucretia Mott Quaker women who Quaker women who

lectured in Philadelphialectured in PhiladelphiaSpoke for temperance, temperance,

peace, worker’s peace, worker’s rights, & abolitionrights, & abolition

Elizabeth Cady Elizabeth Cady StantonStanton Worked with Lucretia Worked with Lucretia

MottMott

Susan B. AnthonySusan B. Anthony Daughter of a Quaker Daughter of a Quaker

abolitionistabolitionist Called for Called for equal pay & equal pay &

coeducationcoeducation Special contribution – give

married women rights to married women rights to their own property & their own property & wageswages

Seneca Falls ConventionSeneca Falls Convention Declaration of SentimentsDeclaration of Sentiments Mott, Stanton, & others Mott, Stanton, & others

calledcalled for women’s equal for women’s equal rightsrights

All rights rights were unanimous unanimous except women’s suffrageexcept women’s suffrage

The Seneca Falls Convention The Seneca Falls Convention & & The Declaration of

Sentiments

Comparing Two Comparing Two DeclarationsDeclarations

The Declaration of The Declaration of Independence Independence

and and The Declaration of The Declaration of

SentimentsSentiments

The Five Parts of The Five Parts of The Declaration of The Declaration of

IndependenceIndependence PreamblePreamble ““When in the Course of Human events…”When in the Course of Human events…”

The Rights of the PeopleThe Rights of the People “…“…We hold these truths to be self evident…”We hold these truths to be self evident…”

List of GrievancesList of Grievances “…“…He has refused his assent to laws…for the He has refused his assent to laws…for the

public good…”public good…” Efforts to avoid separationEfforts to avoid separation

“…“…We have petitioned for a redress of We have petitioned for a redress of grievances in the most humblest terms…”grievances in the most humblest terms…”

Independence DeclaredIndependence Declared “…“…These united colonies are, of right ought These united colonies are, of right ought

to be free and independent states…”to be free and independent states…”

Categorizing D.O.S. Categorizing D.O.S. GrievancesGrievances

We will reread through a We will reread through a couple of the grievances couple of the grievances in the in the Declaration of Declaration of Sentiments Sentiments and try to and try to restate them to explain restate them to explain them in our language them in our language

With those around you, With those around you, categorize the categorize the grievances grievances based on GPERSIA GPERSIA categories categories Political, Economic, or Political, Economic, or SocialSocial Each group member should Each group member should

be able to defend your be able to defend your choiceschoices

GPERSIAGPERSIA

GGeography

PPPoliticalPolitical

EEEconomicEconomic

RReligious

SSociety

IIntellectual

AAesthetics/

Art

GrievanceGrievance(Quote from the Declaration of

Sentiments)

ExplanatioExplanationn

(In your own (In your own words)words)

CategoryCategory(Political, social, or (Political, social, or

economic)economic)

He has never permitted her to exercise her inalienable right to the elective franchise (the right to vote).

He has compelled her to submit to laws, in the formation of which she had no voice.

He has made her, if married, in the eye of the law, civilly dead (having no rights in society or government).

He has taken from her all right in property, even to the wages she earns.

GrievanceGrievance(Quote from the Declaration of

Sentiments)

ExplanatioExplanationn

(In your own words)

CategoryCategory(Political, social, or

economic)

He has monopolized (controlled) nearly all the profitable employments, and from those she is permitted to follow, she receives but a scanty remuneration (light payment). He closes against her all the avenues to wealth and distinction which he considers most honorable to himself. As a teacher of theology, medicine, or law, she is not known.He has denied her the facilities for obtaining a thorough education, all colleges being closed against her.He allows her in church, as well as state, but a subordinate (lesser) position

Comparing Two Comparing Two DeclarationsDeclarations

Independence SentimentSentiments