James Feng
Daily National Intelligencer July 21st, 1848
Men have laughed, and spoke of blasphemy towards women’s attempt to have equality.
A women’s right convention was recently held by two hopeful sisters: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Lucretia Mott. About 100 people attended the convention; two - thirds were women. The convention lasted over a 2 day period, and each participant were given a “Declaration of Sentiments, Grievance, and Resolution” to sign.
This “Declaration of Sentiments, Grievance, and Resolution” draft by Stanton, echoed the preamble of the Declaration of Independence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal.
This ‘new’ idea seems outrageous and many other newspapers also ridiculed the convention.
United States senator said, “I want to go [home], not to the embrace of some female ward politician, but to the earnest loving look and touch of a true woman.”
“That most of the ladies who had attended the convention and signed the declaration, one by one, withdrew their names and influence and joined our persecutors. Our friends gave us the cold shoulder and felt themselves disgraced by the whole proceeding.” - Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Daily National Intelligencer July 21st, 1848
Men have laughed, and spoke of blasphemy towards women’s attempt to have equality.
A women’s right convention was recently held by two hopeful sisters: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Lucretia Mott. About 100 people attended the convention; two - thirds were women. The convention lasted over a 2 day period, and each participant were given a “Declaration of Sentiments, Grievance, and Resolution” to sign.
This “Declaration of Sentiments, Grievance, and Resolution” draft by Stanton, echoed the preamble of the Declaration of Independence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal.
This ‘new’ idea seems outrageous and many other newspapers also ridiculed the convention.
United States senator said, “I want to go [home], not to the embrace of some female ward politician, but to the earnest loving look and touch of a true woman.”
“That most of the ladies who had attended the convention and signed the declaration, one by one, withdrew their names and influence and joined our persecutors. Our friends gave us the cold shoulder and felt themselves disgraced by the whole proceeding.” - Elizabeth Cady Stanton