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Equal Rights Of Women In The 1800's

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Throughout the course of the mid 1800’s women gradually become more liberal. The topic of suffrage; the right to vote, was very popular at this time. With this being said, women at this time believed that they too should be able to obtain the same rights that were being offered to men. However, Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Staton believed that there should be a home movement, also known as the Seneca Falls Convention.
The Declaration of Sentiments was modeled off of the Declaration of Independence. In the Declaration of Sentiments, like the Declaration of Independence had a pursuit for equality amongst women. Both of these documents state that men and women were created equal, therefore women should be subject to obtain the same rights as men. With equality being a given human right, women believed that it was just for them to legally be treated the same as men. They said this because in modern society in that day they were no longer just used as wives around the house who would just take care of the family; women in some cases were seen as superior to men because of their skill and capability. …show more content…

With these rights included the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. These rights were very important especially to women because even though they were stated in the declaration of independence women never really got to exercise their rights to the full extent that they should've been able to. Women found it unfair that they were not able to exercise their rights the same way as men, they felt cheated. Along with this women also underwent harsh

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