declarations

The first article is the Declaration of Sentiments that pretty much mimics the the 1776 Declaration of Independence, but instead is written for the rights of women. It goes through the rights that were put forth in the original Declaration of Independence and then proceeds to talk about the rights that have been taken from women. The Declaration of Independence is remembered for its powerful words in the regards to basic human rights and this new Declaration is reiterating those rights that have already been set down.

What I found most interesting about these two pieces of work is that they are both saying basically the same exact thing, but it took them 72 years to realize that our government was not actually following our country's original beliefs that they set down in 1776. The Declaration of Sentiments is almost exactly the same as our Declaration of Independence except they are asking for women's rights, something that should have been given originally with the first Declaration. It shocks me to see how women had to deal with such absurd circumstances when the men of our country claim to believe that "all men are created equal". Although, it does say men, who is to say that the women of the country are less then any man. I think that the effect of the Declaration of Sentiments being written in the same style as the Declaration of Independence really made their point even more obvious. I enjoyed reading these two declarations and thinking about how far our country really has come.