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Critique Of Anthony Rotundo's Deceleration Of Sentiments

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Revisions and Critiques are one of the corner stones of humanity. Nothing would have ever changed in this world if nobody ever critiqued or questioned it. Throughout this class we have had the chance to read some of these critiques that sparked anything from change to at least thought. I have picked out the 3 that I believe either have critiqued something to a point that it could have sparked change or smaller critiques that could have ignited thought in the minds that read it at that time and now. One of these works is Deceleration of Sentiments which was wrote by Elizabeth Stanton to critique the way the Deceleration of Independence was written to protect men. Another piece I will be discussing is American Manhood written by Anthony Rotundo …show more content…

All of these critiques bring up important issues that at the time were taken as how things were, and not something that should be changed to overall improve society.…………... In the Declaration of Sentiments previously mentioned Elizabeth Stanton sought to critique the declaration of independence and the way it only addressed and secured the rights of white males. This critique not only took place in the language she used, but also the way she mimicked the Declaration of Independence. This mimicking enhanced the message of her document because there is no way the readers can deny the ties between the two. In this piece she addressed many of the issues women of that time were facing. Although it mainly was written to address the issues white women faced due to the way white women were the main focus of the women’s movement at that time. Stanton wrote this with the help of her fellow women that were at the Seneca Falls convention, due to their only being white women there it strictly addressed their issues. This document was meant to be a very explicate critique of the declaration of independence and the state of America as a whole at that time. …show more content…

Davis and Rotundo both chose to go with a more implicate critique which I feel is to decrease backlash so that more thought can be had instead of immediate outrage. This work mainly looks at the grass roots of feminism which can be both viewed as a critique or just a statement of facts. Davis starts by introducing the feminist movements and it beginning ties to the abolitionist movement which was just growing stronger at the time the feminist movement began. Davis then goes on to discuss the racial tensions that began to develop when the feminist movement was picking up speed as the abolitionist movement died down. Although they were all fighting for the same basic rights when it was no longer convenient for white women to have the African American population as part of their movement they forgot about them. This can be seen in the was Fredrick Douglass’s daughter was treated when she tried to attend a white school. As Davis states she was turned away and to add insult to injury “The principal who issued the order was an abolitionist woman!” (Davis, page 59) Davis’s main critique is that the white women used the abolitionist movement to push ahead their own agenda till it was no longer necessary. Davis also mentions how no women of

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4. Both Abigail Adams and Stanton are making it understood that change for women is long overdue. Both selections have a specific highlight on the “tyrannical” way men have ran their society and with no “impunity”. Stanton goes into great length with this among with many of instances marking the patriarchy, with Abigail Adams sticking mainly to addressing the men who have already recognized this discrimination and making an importune call for the change in women’s rights.

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While one was meant to be seen by a single person, privately, another was meant for the public. Adams’ letter, as previously stated, was only meant to be read by her husband, who would possibly be able to include women’s liberties as part of the nation’s new freedom, asking for him to please “remember the ladies.” Stanton’s declaration, however, was intended for a larger number of people and would be read at the Seneca Falls convention. The more people that were to read Stanton’s declaration, the more people that would be able to see exactly why women should have all the rights of men. This would eventually have led to women actually acquiring these rights such as the right to vote, as the Declaration of Sentiments began a significant portion of the women’s rights

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But “Stanton” put forward the “Declaration of Sentiments document in the American woman’s suffrage movement” to put forth unity between both sexes in allowing “women to

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a well-known spokeswoman and feminist. As a member of the Women’s Rights movement, she conveyed the message of equality and called for social and political reform in a democratic society. Her notoriously bold words in the Seneca Falls Convention deemed her courageous to some, while others saw her as a menace. However, her expressive and eloquent word choice enabled her to convey her message to a diverse and divided audience. Thereby empowering her voice to communicate the dissatisfaction she and other women felt, as she used rhetorical devices such as repetition, juxtaposition, irony, and parallelism throughout the Keynote Address speech to argue the issue of equality.

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The backlash from the men in society saying that women were scandalised in saying that they deserved the right to vote. Men did not believe that the government was something that women should be involved in. Elizabeth Cady Stanton had said before the “Declaration of Sentiments, Grievances and Resolutions” came out that men would perceive it as a misconception, misrepresentation, and ridicule it. (Eisenberg and Ruthsdotter). When the backlash hit from the Declaration, Elizabeth Cady Stanton lost many followers.

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Anthony and Lucretia Mott contributed ideas and encouragement. It’s critical to recognize Stanton’s authorship, since it acknowledges her pivotal role in influencing the text and spearheading the women’s rights movement. The speech focused mostly on the structural injustices and inequalities that women in American society suffer, but it also sent a strong message of equality and justice to the audience. It demanded that women’s rights be recognized as being equal to men’s, with a special emphasis on the right to vote. The Seneca Falls Convention attendees in 1848, who included both men and women who supported women’s rights, served as the Declaration of Sentiments main audience.

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