LAD #11 - Seneca Falls Declaration

The 15th Amendment relates to the Seneca Falls Declaration because both are either granting or fighting for equal voting rights.


Summary of the Seneca Falls Declaration- This declaration starts very similarly to the Declaration of Independence. It starts with the line "We hold these truths to be self evident...", but instead of saying that "all men are created equal", it says "all men and women are created equal". The declaration goes on and continues to mirror the Declaration of Independence in the word choice and structure. It says that if any of those unalienable rights are taken away or not preserved it is the right of the people who suffer to refuse allegiance to the government. Also it says how women should demand the equality to which they are entitled. The history of mankind is filled with men showing absolute tyranny against women. It then goes on to list many ways in which men have alienated women and not treated them equally. Of which include, her right to vote and to voice her opinion. They have also taken away their social and religious freedoms.The second section tells how to fix these problems. Some of these include saying that women is man's equal, any law that doesn't give women the same rights as men have no authority. It also says that it is the duty of women to vote and that the quick success of equality depends on both men and women working hard to fight for it. And lastly it says that since both men and women were created with the same capabilities she should have the same religious rights.